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Good night in 35 languages
Good night is mostly said when going to bed or leaving late in the evening. A few languages use the same phrase for good evening.
| Language | In its own writing | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| SpanishLatin | Buenas noches | |
| FrenchLatin | Bonne nuit | |
| ItalianLatin | Buonanotte | |
| PortugueseLatin | Boa noite | |
| RomanianLatin | Noapte bună | |
| GermanLatin | Gute Nacht | |
| DutchLatin | Goedenacht | |
| SwedishLatin | God natt | |
| Norwegian (Bokmål)Latin | God natt | |
| DanishLatin | Godnat | |
| WelshLatin | Nos da | |
| PolishLatin | Dobranoc | |
| CzechLatin | Dobrou noc | |
| HungarianLatin | Jó éjszakát | |
| FinnishLatin | Hyvää yötä | |
| GreekGreek | Καληνύχτα | Kalinychta |
| TurkishLatin | İyi geceler | |
| RussianCyrillic | Спокойной ночи | Spokoynoy nochi |
| UkrainianCyrillic | На добраніч | Na dobranich |
| Arabic (Modern Standard)Arabic script | تصبح على خير | tusbih 'ala khayr |
| HebrewHebrew | לילה טוב | laila tov |
| Persian (Farsi)Arabic script | شب بخیر | shab bekheyr |
| HindiDevanagari | शुभ रात्रि | shubh ratri |
| BengaliBengali | শুভ রাত্রি | shubho ratri |
| UrduArabic script | شب بخیر | shab bakhair |
| TamilTamil | இனிய இரவு | iniya iravu |
| Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)Chinese characters (Simplified) | 晚安 | wǎn ān |
| JapaneseJapanese (kanji and kana) | おやすみなさい | oyasumi nasai |
| KoreanHangul | 안녕히 주무세요 | annyeonghi jumuseyo |
| ThaiThai | ราตรีสวัสดิ์ | ratri sawat |
| VietnameseLatin | Chúc ngủ ngon | |
| IndonesianLatin | Selamat malam | |
| Tagalog (Filipino)Latin | Magandang gabi | |
| SwahiliLatin | Usiku mwema | |
| AfrikaansLatin | Goeie nag |
Romanisation is a guide to the sounds. The speaker button appears only when your device has a voice for that language; computer voices may not sound like a native speaker. Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
About "Good night"
In several languages the phrase for good night is a wish for rest or sleep: Spanish buenas noches, German gute Nacht, Japanese oyasumi nasai ("please rest"). In some languages, the phrase for "good night" is also used as the evening greeting.
Using it
If you are not sure whether someone wants a goodnight or an evening greeting, the polite good evening is generally safer on arrival and good night on leaving.
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How do you say "Good night" in different languages?
There are 35 languages on this page. For example: Buenas noches (Spanish), Bonne nuit (French), Buonanotte (Italian), Boa noite (Portuguese), Noapte bună (Romanian).
Are these translations checked?
Each phrase is written by us and published only when at least two independent sources agree. Native-speaker review is still to come; phrases that could not be confirmed twice are left out.