Question

how do you say good evening/ night

Answer 1

Do you mean in a specific language? If not, here are common ways to say "good evening" (greeting) and "good night" (farewell/going to sleep) in several languages, with pronunciations and a short note when needed.

- Spanish
- Good evening/good night: Buenas noches (BWEH-nahs NOH-ches) — used for both evening greeting and good night.
- French
- Good evening: Bonsoir (bohn-SWAR)
- Good night: Bonne nuit (bun NWEE)
- German
- Good evening: Guten Abend (GOO-ten AH-bent)
- Good night: Gute Nacht (GOO-teh NAHkt)
- Italian
- Good evening: Buonasera (bwoh-nah-SEH-rah)
- Good night: Buonanotte (bwoh-nah-NOHT-teh)
- Portuguese
- Good evening/good night: Boa noite (BOH-ah NOY-teh) — used for both.
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Good evening: 晚上好 (wǎnshàng hǎo) — wan-shahng how
- Good night: 晚安 (wǎn'ān) — wan-ahn
- Japanese
- Good evening: こんばんは (konbanwa) — kon-bahn-wah
- Good night: おやすみなさい (oyasumi nasai) — oh-yah-soo-mee nah-sigh
- Korean
- Good evening (general greeting): 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) — ann-nyoung-hah-seh-yo
- Good night (polite): 안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo) — ann-nyong-hee joo-moo-seh-yo
- Good night (informal): 잘 자요 (jal jayo) — jal jah-yo
- Russian
- Good evening: Добрый вечер (DOB-ryi VYE-cher)
- Good night: Спокойной ночи (spa-KOY-noy NO-chee)
- Arabic (Modern Standard)
- Good evening: مساء الخير (masā' al-khayr) — mah-saaʼ al-khair
- Good night: تصبح على خير (tusbih ʿalā khayr) — tus-bih a-la khair
- Hindi
- Good evening: शुभ संध्या (shubh sandhya) — shubh sun-dhya
- Good night: शुभ रात्रि (shubh raatri) — shubh raat-ree
- Turkish
- Good evening: İyi akşamlar (ee ahk-shahm-lar)
- Good night: İyi geceler (ee geh-jeh-ler)
- Dutch
- Good evening: Goedenavond (GHOOD-en-ah-vond)
- Good night: Welterusten (VEL-teh-ru-sten) or Goede nacht (rare)
- Swedish
- Good evening: God kväll (gohd kvell)
- Good night: God natt (gohd naht)
- Polish
- Good evening: Dobry wieczór (DOH-bri VYEH-choor)
- Good night: Dobranoc (doh-brah-notz)
- Hebrew
- Good evening: ערב טוב (erev tov) — EH-rev TOHV
- Good night: לילה טוב (laila tov) — LYE-lah TOHV
- Greek
- Good evening: Καλησπέρα (kalispéra) — kah-lee-SPEH-rah
- Good night: Καληνύχτα (kaliníkhta) — kah-lee-NEEKH-ta

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