How to wish someone a good night in numerous languages. These are phrases you use when parting from others at night.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person.
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| Language | Nighttime parting phrase(s) |
|---|---|
| Abkhaz | Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait) Аҵх алҧха уоуааит (Ac̄x alṗxa uouaait) |
| Adyghe | Уичэщ шІу |
| Afrikaans | Goeienag Nag |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Natën e mir |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Natën e mirë |
| Alsatian | Güet' Nàcht güeti Nàcht |
| Altay | Јакшы коныгар (Ĵakšı konıgar) Јакшы уйуктагар (Ĵakšı ujuktagar) |
| Amharic | ደህና እደር (dähna där) ＞m ደህና እደሪ (dähna däri) ＞f ደህና እደሩ (dähna däru) frm/pl |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(tiṣbaḥ 'ala khayr)
تصبح على خير response - (winta min ahla) وأنت من أهله |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Tosba7 3a khayr |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(tuṣbiḥ 'alā khayr) تصبح على خير (laylah sa'īdah) ليلة سعيدة |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(lla yemsek 'la khir) الله يمسك علي خير |
| Aragonese | Buena nueit |
| Aramaic | Leyley ṯaḇ |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Բարի' գիշեր: (Bari gisher) Լո'ւյս բարի: (Luis bari) - response |
| Armenian (Western) |
Գիշեր բարի: (Keesher paree) Լոյս բարի: (Looys paree) - response |
| Assamese | শুভৰাত্ৰি (xubhôratri) |
| Asturian | Bona nueche Bones nueches |
| Azerbaijani | Gecən xeyirə qalsın (inf) Gecəniz xeyirə qalsın (frm) |
| Balinese | Rahajeng wengi, ᬭᬳᬚᭂᬂᬯᭂᬗᬶ Selamat mesare (sleep well) Dumogi mimpi indah (have a nice dream) |
| Bambara | I ni su (sg) Aw ni su (pl) Ka su hεεrε Ka dugu n'yumanjé |
| Bashkir | тыныс йоҡо (tınıs yоqо) |
| Basque | Gabon |
| Bavarian | Guad nåhd |
| Belarusian | Дабранач (Dabranač) |
| Bemba | Sendamenipo |
| Bengali | শুভ রাত্রি (Shubhô ratri) |
| Bhojpuri | राम राम (raam raam) |
| Biatah | Siramat ngarum |
| Bislama | Gudnaet |
| Bosnian | Laku noć |
| Breton | Noz vat |
| Bulgarian | Лека нощ (Leka nošt) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Bo noiti |
| Catalan | Bona nit |
| Cebuano | Maayong Gabii |
| Central Dusun | Kopisanangan do totuong Osonong totuong Osonong totuong, sonong-sonongon modop (Good night, sleep tight) |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Buenas noches |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Buenas noches |
| Chechen | Буьйса дика хуьлда хьан (Büysa dika xülda ẋan) |
| Cherokee | ᎣᏍᏓ ᏒᏃᏱ (Osda enoyi) |
| Chichewa | Usiku wabwino Gonani bwino (sleep well) Mugone bwino (sleep well) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
早抖 (jóutáu) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
食夜沒？ (siit8ia5mut8?) 晚安 (van3on1) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
晚安 (wǎnān) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
暗安 (àm-an) 晚安 (bóan-an) |
| Chipewyan | K’ą́mbį́ Nánést’į nįndé nesdhen |
| Chuukese | Nepong annim |
| Chuvash | Цхипер (Chiper) - inf Тепре тӗл пулицхцхен (Tepre tĕl pulichchen) - frm Сывӑ пулӑр (Syvă pulăr) |
| Cimbrian | An guuta nacht! |
| Coastal Kadazan | Kopivosian doungotuvong |
| Cornish | Nos dha Nos da |
| Corsican | À bona notte |
| Croatian | Laku noć |
| Cuyonon | Mayad nga sirem ("Good dusk") |
| Czech | Dobrou noc |
| Danish | God nat |
| Dari | (Šab baxir) شپ بخير |
| Dholuo | Goyo Oriti Oriti (May he protect you - sg) Oriti ahinya (sg - reply) Oriti uru (pl) Oriti ahinya (reply - pl) Oriti inind maber (Sleep well) |
| Duala | Bulu ba bwam |
| Dutch | Goedenacht Welterusten (rest well) Slaap lekker Slaapwel (sleep well) |
| Dzongkha | Simcha dele |
| Efik | Esiere Esiere Nde (reply) |
| Elfdalian | Gunatt |
| English (British) | Good night Night night (inf) Sweet dreams Good night, sleep tight Good night, sleep tight, hope the bedbugs don't bite |
| Estonian | Head ööd |
| Ewe | Dɔ agbe |
| Extremaduran | Buena(s) nochi(s) Alas buenas nochis |
| Faroese | Góða nátt |
| Fijian | Moce Ni sa moce |
| Filipino | Magandang gabi |
| Finnish | Hyvää yötä Öitä |
| Flemish (West) | Slapwel |
| French | Bonne nuit |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Gou nåcht |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Nacht |
| Frisian (West) | Goeie nacht Sliep lekker (sleep well) Lekker koese |
| Friulian | Buine gnot |
| Galician | Boas noites |
| Gallo | Bone netée |
| Garifuna | Buiti guñoun |
| Gascon | Bone nueit |
| Georgian | ძილი ნებისა (dzili nebisa) საღამო მშვიდობი სა (saghamo mshvidobisa) |
| German | Gute Nacht |
| Greek (Ancient) | Ὑγίαινε! (Hygíaine!) - sg Ὑγιαίνετε! (Hygiaínete!) - pl |
| Greek (Modern) | Καληνύχτα (Kaliníhta) |
| Greenlandic | Sinilluarit (sg) Sinilluaritsi (pl) - "sleep well" |
| Guaraní | Mba'eichapa nde pyhare? (How are you in the evening?) Chepyhare porâ, ha nde? (I am having a good evening, and you?) Chepyhare porã avei (I'm fine too) |
| Guernésiais | Bouan gniet Bouanne niet/niat |
| Gujarati | શુભરાત્રિ (shubh ratri) |
| Haitian Creole | Bònn nui Bonswa Bonswa et bon rev |
| Hawaiian | A hui hou Aloha |
| Hausa | Allah ya ba mu alheri Mu kwana lafiya |
| Herero | Tokerwa nawa (early evening) - sg Tokerwee nawa (early evening) - pl Rara nawa (late evening) - sg Raree nawa (late evening) - pl |
| Hebrew | (Laila tov) לילה טוב |
| Hiligaynon | Maayong Gab-i Tulog na 'ta |
| Hindi | नमस्ते (namaste) शुभ रात्रि (śubh rātri) |
| Hungarian | Jó éjszakát (kívánok) |
| Iban | Selamat malam (after 7pm) |
| Ibinda | Lala bubote Mbote |
| Icelandic | Góða nótt |
| Igbo | Ka chi foo Ka ọ bọọ (reply) |
| Iloko | Naimbag a rabii |
| Indonesian | Selamat malam (late evening/night) Selamat tidur (said before sleep) |
| Inuktitut | ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ (Unnuaqhatkut/Unnuaqsakkut) |
| Iñupiaq | Unnuaqsatkun Unnualluataq |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Oíche mhaith Oíche mhaith agus codladh sámh (Good night and sleep well) |
| Italian | Buonanotte |
| Jamaican | Gud nite |
| Japanese | おやすみなさい (oyasumi nasai) おやすみ (oyasumi) |
| Javanese | ꦱꦸꦒꦼꦁꦢꦭꦸ (Sugeng dalu) |
| Jenesch | Voscha buik |
| Jèrriais | Bouonne niet |
| Kabiye | Ñánà ɖánaɣ Ñánà ɖóó Ɛsɔ kύsὶ (Have a good night) Ŋɖó cámὶyὲ na? (Sleep well) |
| Kabyle | Iḍ ameggaz |
| Kalmyk | Сән хонтн (Sän xontn) |
| Kannada | ಶುಭರಾತ್ರಿ (shubharātri) |
| Kaqchikel | Xokaq'a' |
| Kashubian | Dobri noce |
| Kazakh | Қайырлы түн (Qayırlı tün) |
| Khmer | រាត្រីសួស្តី (réatri suŏ sdei) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | !Gâi !oes. ("sleep well") |
| Kinyarwanda | Muramuke |
| Kiribati | Matiu raoi |
| Korean | 안녕히 주무십시요 (annyeong-hi jumusipsio) - frm 잘자 (jal jja) - inf |
| Kpelle | Ɣele-wuu (good night) Nyíi a nɛ́lɛɛ (sleep well) |
| Kumyk | Гечегиз яхшы болсун (Geçegiz yaхşı bolsun) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Shevabash Sheva te bi xér (sg) Sheva we bi xér be (pl) |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Shaw Khosh; Shaw bash |
| Kven | Hyyää yotä |
| Kyrgyz | Түнүңүз бейпил болсун! (Tününgüz beypil bolsun!) - sg/frm |
| Lakota Sioux | Hanhepi wašté |
| Ladino | (Buenos noches) בוינוס נוג׳יס |
| Lao | ຝັນດີ (fun dee) ນອນຫຼັບຝັນດີ (non lub fun dee) |
| Latgalian | Lobys nakts |
| Latin | Bona Noctem Bonum Noctem |
| Latvian | Ar labunakti |
| Laz | კაი სერეფე (Ǩai serepe) |
| Lingala | Butu elamu Lala elamu (Sleep well) |
| Lithuanian | Labanakt Labos nakties |
| Livvi-Karelian | Hyviä yödy |
| Low Saxon | (Gode) Nacht |
| Lozi | Lobala ka kozo |
| Luganda | Sula bulungi Kale, naawe sula bulungi (reply) |
| Luxembourgish | Gutt Nuecht |
| Macedonian | Добра ноќ (Dobra nokj) |
| Maithili | Shubh ratri Ratrik pranaam |
| Malagasy | Tsara mandry o Tafandria mandry Tsara mandry dia manaova nofy tsara Tafandria mandry dia manofisa tsara Tafandria mandry dia manofisa mamy |
| Malay | Selamat malam (after 7pm) |
| Malayalam | ശുഭ രാത്രി (subha rāthri) |
| Maldivian | (Ba'ajjeveri reygade) ބައްއަޖޖެވުރި ރެޔގަޑެ (Ufaaveri nidhume) އުފާވެރި ނިދުމެ |
| Maltese | Il-lejl it-tajjeb |
| Mam | Ta’lte |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Oie vie |
| Māori | Pō mārie |
| Marathi | शुभ रात्री (shubha rātrī) |
| Mon | မၝဳဪအခိင္ဗၱံရ။ |
| Mongolian | Сайхан амраарай (Saikhan amraarai) Сайхан нойрсоорой (Saikhan noirsooroi) |
| Mossi | Ne y yungo Ni youngo |
| Nahuatl | Cualli yohualli Ma xicochi (May you sleep) |
| Nauruan | Omo yubum |
| Navajo | Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į' |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Lilale kuhle |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Lala kuhle (sleep well) Lilale Kuhlwile |
| Nepali | शुभ रात्रि (śubha rātri) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | भिं चा (bhiṅ cā) |
| Niuean | Monuina e po Mohe a |
| Nkore | Oraare gye |
| Nogai | Кешенъиз танышлы болсын |
| Northern Sámi | Buorre idjá |
| Northern Sotho | Robalang gabotse |
| Norwegian | God natt |
| Occitan | Bona nuèch |
| Okinawan | う憩いみしぇーびり (uyukuimisheebiri) - frm う憩いみそーれー (uyukuimisooree) - inf |
| Oʼodham | Sap g o koks |
| Oriya | ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (Subhrātra) |
| Ossetian | Хæрзæхсæвтæ кæ раут (Xærzæxsævtæ kæ raut) |
| Papiamento | Bon nochi |
| Pashto | (shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير |
| Pennsylvania German / Dutch | Gude nacht |
| Persian (Farsi) | (shab bekheir) شب بخير inf - شب خوش |
| Pohnpeian | Pwohng mwahu |
| Polish | Dobranoc |
| Portuguese | Boa noite |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Boa noite |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri) |
| Quechua | Allin tuta |
| Rapa Nui | 'Iorana |
| Romani | Lachhi tjiri rat |
| Romanian | Noapte bună |
| Romansh | Buna notg |
| Russian | Спокойной ночи! (Spokoynoy nochi!) Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi!) |
| Rusyn | Добра ніч (Dobra nič) |
| Samoan | Manuia le po |
| Samogitian | Laba vakara Labanakt Saldiū sapnū |
| Sango | Nzoni lakwi |
| Sanskrit | शुभरात्री (śubharātrī) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Bona notte |
| Scots | Guid nicht |
| Scottish Gaelic | Oidhche mhath |
| Serbian | Лаку ноћ (Laku noć) |
| Serrano | Hakup 'a'ay atuuk |
| Sesotho | Fonane (sg) Fonaneng (pl) |
| Shona | Urare zvakanaka (sg) Murare Zvakanaka (pl) |
| Sicilian | Bona notti |
| Sinhala | සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rāhthriyak) |
| Slovak | Dobrú noc |
| Slovenian | Lahko noč |
| Solresol | Misi |
| Somali | Habeen wanaagsan |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Dobru noc |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Dobru nóc |
| Southern Sámi | Buerie jijje |
| Spanish | Buenas noches |
| Stellingwarfs | Goeienaacht |
| Sundanese | Wilujeng kulem |
| Swahili | Usiku mwema Lala salama (sleep well) |
| Swazi | Lishonile sihlobo sami |
| Swedish | God natt |
| Swiss German | Guet Nacht |
| Tagalog | Gudnayt Matutulog na ako (I'm going to sleep now) Matulog ka na (Go to sleep already) - inf Matulog na po kayo (Go to sleep now) - frm |
| Tahitian | Taoto maita'i |
| Tamil (formal) | இரவு வணக்கம் (iravu vanakkam) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | ராவு வணக்க (raavu vanakkã) [fm] |
| Tatar | Xäyerle tön |
| Telugu | శుభ రాత్రి (shubha raathri) |
| Tetum | Bonoite Kalan diak Boasnoite |
| Thai | ราตรีสวัสดิ์ (raa-dtree sà-wàt) |
| Tibetan | གཟིམ་ལཇག་གནང་དགོས་། (sim-jah nahng-go) |
| Tigrinya | ቡሩኽ ለይቲ (Buruk Leyti) ሰናይ ለይቲ (Senay Leyti) ልዋም ለይቲ (Lwam Leyti) |
| Tokelauan | Tōfā nī (sg) Tōfā koulua (pl) |
| Tok Pisin | Gut nait |
| Tongan | Po‘uli a Mohe a |
| Tsonga | U etlela kahle (sg - sleep well) Mi etlela kahle (pl) |
| Tswana | Borôkô! Robala sentle (sleep well) |
| Tumbuka | Usiku uwemi (good night) Mugone makola (sleep well) |
| Turkish | İyi geceler |
| Turkmen | Gijäňiz rahat bolsun |
| Tuvaluan | Manuia te pō! |
| Twi | Da yie |
| Udmurt | Ӟеч кӧл (Dźeč köl) |
| Ukrainian | На добраніч (Na dobranič) |
| Urdu | (shab bākhair) شب بخیر |
| Uyghur | (Häyirlik tün) خەيىرلىك تۈن |
| Uzbek | Hayirli tun |
| Venda | Lo kovhela Ni edele zwavhudi |
| Venetian | Bona note |
| Veps | Hüväd öd Čomad unt (Sweet dreams) |
| Vietnamese | Chúc ngủ ngon |
| Võro | Õdagust (when greeting) Hüvvä õdagut (when saying goodbye) |
| Walloon | Bonût Jusqu'à d'mwin ! (Until tomorrow) A d'mwin ! |
| Wayuu | Aipa'a |
| Welsh | Nos da |
| Westrobothnian | Gow natt Natta |
| Wolof | Fanaanleen jàmm |
| Wymsorys | Güty noht Güty naht |
| Xhosa | Ulale kakuhle (sg) Nilale kakuhle (pl) |
| Yiddish | (A gute nakht) אַ גוטע נאַכט |
| Yoruba | O da aarọ |
| Zazaki | Şew be xêr bo Şewweş |
| Zulu | Lala kahle! (sg) Lalani kahle! (pl) |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Bonan nokton |
| Folkspraak | Gud nagt |
| Interlingua | Bon nocte |
| Klingon | maj ram (Good, it is night!) yInajchu' (Dream perfectly) |
| Lojban | .a'o xamgu nicte |
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