How to say

Good night

50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.

Amharic አማርኛ am

መልካም ምሽት

Mel-kam me-shet

While literally 'good evening', it's used as 'good night' when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Arabic العربية ar

تصبح على خير

Tus-bih ah-la khair

This is the most common way to say good night, especially to someone you're close to; it literally means 'May you wake up to goodness'.

Bangla বাংলা bn

শুভ রাত্রি

Shoo-bho Raa-tree

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Catalan català ca

Bona nit

BO-na NEET

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Czech čeština cs

Dobrou noc

DO-broh nots

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Danish dansk da

Godnat

Go-nat

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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German Deutsch de

Gute Nacht

GOO-te Nakht

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Καληνύχτα

Kah-lee-NEE-hta

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Spanish Español es

Buenas noches

BWEH-nahs NO-ches

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Estonian eesti et

Head ööd

Hehd OOD

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Basque Basque eu

Gabon

Ga-BON

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Persian فارسی fa

شب بخیر

Shahb beh-khair

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Finnish suomi fi

Hyvää yötä

Hoo-vaa YOO-ta

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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French Français fr

Bonne nuit

Bon nwee

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Galician Galician gl

Boa noite

BO-ah NOY-teh

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

શુભ રાત્રી

Shoo-bha Raa-tree

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Sai da dare

SAY dah DAH-reh

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Hebrew עברית he

לילה טוב

LAI-lah TOV

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

शुभ रात्रि

Shoobh RAA-tree

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Hungarian magyar hu

Jó éjszakát

YO EH-sa-kaat

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Selamat malam

Se-LA-mat MA-lam

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Góða nótt

GO-tha NOHT

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Italian Italiano it

Buona notte

BWO-nah NOT-te

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Japanese 日本語 ja

おやすみ

Oh-yah-soo-mee

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed; 'Oyasuminasai' is more polite.

Korean 한국어 ko

안녕히 주무세요

Ahn-nyung-hee joo-moo-seh-yo

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed; 'jal ja' is informal.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Labos nakties

LA-bos nak-TIES

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Ar labu nakti

Ar LA-bu NAK-tee

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Marathi मराठी mr

शुभ रात्री

Shoo-bha Raa-tree

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Malay Melayu ms

Selamat malam

Se-LA-mat MA-lam

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Goede nacht

KHOO-duh nakht

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Norwegian norsk no

God natt

Good naht

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਸ਼ੁਭ ਰਾਤ

Shoobh raat

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Polish polski pl

Dobranoc

Dob-RA-nots

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Portuguese Português pt

Boa noite

BO-ah NOY-te

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Romanian română ro

Noapte bună

NOAP-te BOO-nah

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Russian русский ru

Спокойной ночи

Spuh-KOY-noy NO-chee

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

Swedish svenska sv

God natt

Good naht

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Usiku mwema

Oo-SEE-koo mweh-MA

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

இரவு வணக்கம்

Ee-ra-vu va-na-kam

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

శుభ రాత్రి

Shu-bha Raa-tri

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Thai ไทย th

ราตรีสวัสดิ์

Raa-tree sa-wat

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed; 'fan dee' is more casual.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Magandang gabi

Ma-GAN-dang GA-bee

While literally 'good evening', it's used as 'good night' when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

İyi geceler

EE-yee geh-jeh-LER

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Ukrainian українська uk

На добраніч

Na dob-RA-nych

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Urdu اردو ur

شب بخیر

Shahb ba-khair

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Chúc ngủ ngon

Chook nguh ngon

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

O d'ágbà

Oh dah-GBAH

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Chinese 中文 zh

晚安

Wahn-ahn

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

晚安

Maan-ohn

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ubusuku obuhle

Oo-boo-SOO-ko oh-OO-leh

Use this phrase when saying goodbye in the evening or before going to bed.

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