Amharic አማርኛ am
ደህና ከሰዓት (Dehna kesat)
Deh-na ke-SAT
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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How to say
Good afternoon
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Arabic العربية ar
مساء الخير (Masāʾ al-khayr)
Ma-SAH-al-khair
Literally 'Good evening,' but used from afternoon until evening.
Bangla বাংলা bn
শুভ অপরাহ্ন (Shubho oporanno)
Shoo-bho o-po-RAN-no
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Catalan català ca
Bona tarda
BOH-na TAR-da
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Czech čeština cs
Dobré odpoledne
DOH-breh o-PO-led-neh
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Danish dansk da
God eftermiddag
Goh ef-ter-MID-ah
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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German Deutsch de
Guten Tag
GOO-ten tahg
While literally meaning 'Good day,' it's used as 'Good afternoon' from noon/12 PM until the evening.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Καλησπέρα (Kalispera)
Kah-lee-SPER-ah
Used from noon/12 PM until the evening.
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Spanish Español es
Buenas tardes
BWE-nas TAR-des
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Estonian eesti et
Head päeva
Hayd PAY-va
While literally meaning 'Good day,' it's used as 'Good afternoon' from noon/12 PM until the evening.
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Basque Basque eu
Arratsalde on
Ah-raht-SAL-deh on
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Persian فارسی fa
بعد از ظهر بخیر (Bâd az zohr bekhair)
Bâd az zohr be-khair
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Finnish suomi fi
Hyvää iltapäivää
Hoo-vaa IL-ta-pay-vaa
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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French Français fr
Bon après-midi
Bohn ah-preh-mee-dee
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Galician Galician gl
Boa tarde
BOH-ah TAR-deh
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
શુભ બપોર (Śubh bapor)
Shoob ba-POR
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Barka da rana
BAR-ka da ra-NA
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Hebrew עברית he
אחר צהריים טובים (Ahar tzoharaim tovim)
Ah-HAR tso-ha-RA-eem toh-VEEM
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
शुभ दोपहर (Shubh dopahar)
Shoob do-PA-har
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Hungarian magyar hu
Jó napot
YOH nah-poht
Used throughout the afternoon and evening; 'Jó estét' (Good evening) is used later.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Selamat sore
Se-LA-mat SO-reh
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Góðan daginn
GO-than DA-yin
While literally meaning 'Good day,' it's used as 'Good afternoon' from noon/12 PM until the evening.
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Italian Italiano it
Buon pomeriggio
Bwohn poh-meh-REE-joh
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Japanese 日本語 ja
こんにちは (Konnichiwa)
Kohn-nee-chee-wah
Used from around noon/12 PM until the evening; 'こんばんは' (Konbanwa) is used in the evening.
Korean 한국어 ko
안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo)
Ahn-nyung-ha-seh-yo
Used throughout the day, but more commonly in the afternoon; '안녕하세요' (Annyeonghaseyo) is a general greeting.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Laba diena
LA-ba dee-E-na
While literally meaning 'Good day,' it's used as 'Good afternoon' from noon/12 PM until the evening.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Labdien
Lab-DEE-en
While literally meaning 'Good day,' it's used as 'Good afternoon' from noon/12 PM until the evening.
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Marathi मराठी mr
शुभ दुपार (Śubh dupār)
Shoob doo-PAR
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Malay Melayu ms
Selamat petang
Se-LA-mat pe-TANG
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Goede middag
KHOO-deh MID-akh
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until the evening.
Norwegian norsk no
God ettermiddag
Goh et-ter-MID-ahg
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ (Śubh dupahir)
Shoob doo-PA-hir
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Polish polski pl
Dobrego popołudnia
DOH-breh-goh poh-poh-WUD-nyah
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Portuguese Português pt
Boa tarde
BOH-ah TAR-deh
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
Romanian română ro
Bună după-amiaza
BOO-nah doo-pah-ah-MEE-zah
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Russian русский ru
Добрый день (Dobryy den')
DOH-briy dyen'
This phrase is used from morning until evening; 'Добрый вечер' (Dobryy vecher) is used in the evening.
Swedish svenska sv
God eftermiddag
Yood ef-ter-MID-ahg
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Habari za mchana
Ha-BA-ree za mcha-NA
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
மதிய வணக்கம் (Matiyā vaṇakkam)
Ma-ti-ya va-NAK-kam
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
మధ్యాహ్న శుభోదయం (Madhyāhna śubhōdayam)
Mad-YAH-hna shoo-bho-DA-yam
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Thai ไทย th
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (Sawasdee ton bai)
Sa-wat-dee ton bai
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Magandang hapon
Ma-GAN-dang ha-PON
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
İyi günler
ee-EE gyun-LER
Used throughout the day, similar to 'Good day'.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Добрий день (Dobryi den')
DOH-briy dyen'
This phrase is used from morning until evening; 'Добрий вечір' (Dobryi vechir) is used in the evening.
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Urdu اردو ur
دوپہر بخیر (Dopahar bakhair)
Do-PA-har ba-khair
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chào buổi chiều
Chow boo-ee chee-ow
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ ku ọ̀sán
Eh koo o-SAN
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Chinese 中文 zh
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Shyah-woo hao
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
下午好 (Ngàh-fóu hóu)
Ngah-fo-ho
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Sawubona emini
Sa-woo-BO-na e-MEE-nee
Use this phrase from noon/12 PM until sunset.
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