How To Say “Good Night” In Different Languages
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There’s this American bedtime story, called Goodnight Moon written by Margaret Wise Brown, that’s been wishing children all around the world a “good night.” It’s a simple story, and it highlights the beauty of everyday things you can find in the room around you.
Moreover, its series of lulling messages wishing a good night to the moon, to the stars, and to the noises everywhere have been the go-to-sleep phrases for many for 70+ years.
So, it’s more than safe to say that if you ever need a little something to kickstart your bedtime, you could read this wonderful story and wish everyone a good night just like the young bunny in Wise’s classic.
P.S. – If you want to zhuzh your “good night” greeting, here’s a short list of how to say it in other languages.
- English: Good night
- French: Bonne nuit (bon nwee)
- Italian: Buona notte (bwona nohteh)
- Korean: 잘 자요 (jal jayo)
- Japanese: おやすみなさい (oyasuminasai)
- Hindi: शुभ रात्रि (shub raatree)
- Norwegian: God natt (goo nat)
- Swedish: God natt (goonat)
- German: Gute Nacht (gooteh nakt)
- Dutch: Goedenacht (khoodeh nakt)
- Afrikaans: Goeienag (khooyeh nakh)
- Turkish: İyi geceler (eeyee gejelehr)
- Tagalog: Magandang gabi (magandang gabi)
- Vietnamese: Chúc ngủ ngon (chuk ngoo ngon)
- European Portuguese: Boa noite (bowah noycheh)
- Russian: Доброй ночи (dobroy nochi)
- Brazilian Portuguese: Boa noite (bowah noycheh)
- Danish: Godnat (goonet)
- Swahili: Usiku mwema (oosikoo mwehmah)
- Mandarin Chinese: 晚安 (wǎn'ān)
- Polish: Dobranoc (dobranots)
- Greek: Καληνύχτα (kalinýchta)
- Finnish: Hyvää yötä (heevaa yohtaa)
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