How to say

Good evening

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ደህና ምሽት

Deh-na mish-it

Use 'Dehna mishit' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Arabic العربية ar

مساء الخير

Mah-SAH-al-khair

Use 'Masā' al-khair' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Bangla বাংলা bn

শুভ সন্ধ্যা

Shoo-bho shon-DHYA

Use 'Shubho sondhya' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Catalan català ca

Bona nit

BO-na NEET

Use 'Bona nit' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

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Czech čeština cs

Dobrý večer

DO-bree VYE-cher

Use 'Dobrý večer' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Danish dansk da

God aften

Goh ahf-ten

Use 'God aften' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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German Deutsch de

Guten Abend

GOO-ten AH-bent

Use 'Guten Abend' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Καλησπέρα

Kah-lee-SPAY-rah

Use 'Καλησπέρα' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Spanish Español es

Buenas noches

BWE-nahs NO-ches

Use 'Buenas noches' from the late afternoon/evening onwards, especially when greeting or saying goodbye.

Estonian eesti et

Head õhtut

Hehd OHT-ut

Use 'Head õhtut' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Basque Basque eu

Gabon

Ga-BON

Use 'Gabon' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Persian فارسی fa

عصر بخیر

Asr beh-khair

Use 'Asr bekhair' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Finnish suomi fi

Hyvää iltaa

Hoo-vaa eel-TAH

Use 'Hyvää iltaa' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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French Français fr

Bonsoir

Bohn-swahr

Use 'Bonsoir' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

Galician Galician gl

Boa noite

BOH-ah NOY-teh

Use 'Boa noite' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

શુભ સાંજ

Shoobh saan-ja

Use 'Shubh sānja' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Barka da yamma

Bar-ka da YAM-ma

Use 'Barka da yamma' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Hebrew עברית he

ערב טוב

E-rev TOV

Use 'Erev tov' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

शुभ संध्या

Shoobh san-DHYA

Use 'Shubh sandhya' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Hungarian magyar hu

Jó estét

YOH ES-teht

Use 'Jó estét' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Selamat malam

Se-LA-mat MA-lam

Use 'Selamat malam' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Gott kvöld

Goht kvøld

Use 'Gott kvöld' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Italian Italiano it

Buonasera

Bwo-nah-SEH-rah

Use 'Buonasera' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Japanese 日本語 ja

こんばんは

Kohn-bahn-wah

Use 'Konbanwa' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Korean 한국어 ko

안녕하세요

Ahn-nyung-ha-say-yo

Use 'Annyeonghaseyo' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Labas vakaras

LA-bas VAH-ka-ras

Use 'Labas vakaras' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Labvakar

Lab-VAH-kar

Use 'Labvakar' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Marathi मराठी mr

शुभ संध्या

Shoobh san-DHYAA

Use 'Shubh sandhyā' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Malay Melayu ms

Selamat malam

Se-LA-mat MA-lam

Use 'Selamat malam' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Goedenavond

KHOO-duh-NAH-font

Use 'Goedenavond' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Norwegian norsk no

God kveld

Good kvel

Use 'God kveld' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸ਼ਾਮ

Shoobh shaam

Use 'Shubh shaam' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Polish polski pl

Dobry wieczór

DO-brih VYE-choor

Use 'Dobry wieczór' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Portuguese Português pt

Boa noite

BOH-ah NOY-tch

Use 'Boa noite' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

Romanian română ro

Bună seara

BOO-nah SEH-rah

Use 'Bună seara' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Russian русский ru

Добрый вечер

DOB-riy VYE-chyer

Use 'Добрый вечер' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

Swedish svenska sv

God kväll

Good kvell

Use 'God kväll' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Usiku mwema

Oo-SEE-koo mweh-MA

Use 'Usiku mwema' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

மாலை வணக்கம்

MAA-lai va-NAK-kam

Use 'Maalai vanakkam' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

శుభ సాయంత్రం

SHOO-bha saa-YAN-tram

Use 'Śubha sāyantram' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Thai ไทย th

สวัสดีตอนเย็น

Sa-wat-dee ton yen

Use 'Sawasdee ton yen' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Magandang gabi

Ma-GAN-dang GA-bee

Use 'Magandang gabi' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting or saying goodbye.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

İyi akşamlar

EE-ee AK-sham-lar

Use 'İyi akşamlar' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Добрий вечір

DOB-riy VYE-chir

Use 'Добрий вечір' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Urdu اردو ur

شام بخیر

Shaam ba-khair

Use 'Shaam bakhair' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Chào buổi tối

Chao boo-ee toy

Use 'Chào buổi tối' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ẹ kú ìròlé

Eh koo ee-ROH-leh

Use 'Ẹ kú ìròlé' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Chinese 中文 zh

晚上好

Wahn-shahng hao

Use 'Wǎnshang hǎo' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

晚上好

Maan-soeng-hou

Use 'Maan5 soeng6 hou2' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Sawubona kusihlwa

Sa-woo-BO-na koo-see-HLWA

Use 'Sawubona kusihlwa' from late afternoon/evening onwards, when greeting.

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