# Good Morning/Good Night in other languages **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 18, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777 "2015-12-18T15:58:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/21 "2015-12-22T05:15:13Z")
> [@Stana\_Claus](#): > > So, how do you Dopers around the world wish your friends and loved ones a good morning and good night? Since you said friends and loved ones, I would never use the formal versions of the Japanese greetings **Giles** mentioned below, and rarely his informal versions. > [@Giles](#): > > Japanese: > Good morning: おはようございます ‎(ohayō gozaimasu). or less formal おはよう ‎(ohayō). > Good night: おやすみなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai), or less formal おやすみ ‎(oyasumi). For morning greeting, I’d either say おは (oha) [ohayo shortened], よー！(yo!) [really hey! or what’s up!], or less frequently おっす (ossu…but without aspirating the u at the end). You can even say ヤーホー! (yaho!) but be careful as this is typically used by young girls. There are many ways friends and family members convey good night, or take care, or see ya. For ‘until tomorrow’ which is また明日 (mata ashita), I would simply say 明日 (ashita) [pronounced: a-shta. The ‘I’ is silent] For ‘see ya’, or ‘talk to you soon’ I would say either またね (mata ne), またなー (mata naa), じゃーね (jyaa ne), or じゃーなー (jyaa naa), sometimes simply じゃ (jya), or even それじゃ (sorejya). じゃーまたね (jyaa mata ne) pushes the formality a bit too much for me, especially with close friends. Saying おやすみ (oyasumi), and definitely おやすみなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai), feels like I am saying “I’m going to bed now”, which may not be what you want to convey. In fact, it has been a very long time since I have heard anyone in real life say the full おやすみなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai), although I am sure many still do. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/22 "2015-12-22T07:25:44Z")
Maori: _Kia Ora_ for “Good Morning”. _Ka Kite Ano_ for “See You Again”. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/23 "2015-12-22T20:31:19Z")
In Waali, which is spoken in northwestern Ghana, Good morning - Ansomaa ! - lit. It is well Good night - Ke jiang song - lit. may you lie down well In French, it’s generally bonsoir if you are meeting someone in the evening, and bonne nuit to wish someone a good night’s sleep. In the morning, I don’t recall ever hearing bon matin, just bonjour. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/24 "2015-12-22T21:30:17Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Since you said friends and loved ones, I would never use the formal versions of the Japanese greetings **Giles** mentioned below, and rarely his informal versions. > > For morning greeting, I’d either say おは (oha) [ohayo shortened], よー！(yo!) [really hey! or what’s up!], or less frequently おっす (ossu…but without aspirating the u at the end). You can even say ヤーホー! (yaho!) but be careful as this is typically used by young girls. > > There are many ways friends and family members convey good night, or take care, or see ya. For ‘until tomorrow’ which is また明日 (mata ashita), I would simply say 明日 (ashita) [pronounced: a-shta. The ‘I’ is silent] For ‘see ya’, or ‘talk to you soon’ I would say either またね (mata ne), またなー (mata naa), じゃーね (jyaa ne), or じゃーなー (jyaa naa), sometimes simply じゃ (jya), or even それじゃ (sorejya). > > じゃーまたね (jyaa mata ne) pushes the formality a bit too much for me, especially with close friends. > > Saying おやすみ (oyasumi), and definitely おやすみなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai), feels like I am saying “I’m going to bed now”, which may not be what you want to convey. In fact, it has been a very long time since I have heard anyone in real life say the full おやすみなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai), although I am sure many still do. Another very informal way to say ‘talk to you soon’ in Japanese, especially when texting or speaking on the phone is : よろしく (yoroshiku) [pronounced “yo-ro-shku”…the ‘I’ is silent], which is kind of like “Thanks, see ya.” Although yoroshiku has become kind of a catch-all to mean a number of things depending on context, saying it, especially when texting or speaking on the phone conveys ‘this is the end of our pleasant conversation.’ ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/25 "2015-12-23T01:35:53Z")
Swedish. Good morning - God morgon Good night - God natt Sleep well - Sov gott ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/26 "2015-12-23T04:07:23Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Swedish. > > Good morning - God morgon But they look at you funny if you say everything before noonish… in the actual morning, would be pronounced more like g’mog. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/27 "2015-12-23T07:31:00Z")
I bet I’m not the only one following this thread just to see how many obscure languages we Dopers know. So far, there’s: Maori, Waali, Fulfide. And Welsh. (not so obscure, but I’m surprised to see that it actually has short, one-syllable words 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/28 "2015-12-23T16:31:22Z")
Bambara: I ni ce (ee nee chay) is good morning. I ni wula is good evening. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/29 "2015-12-23T18:15:53Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > [Minor nitpick]Morg **e** n[Minor nitpick] Perfectly correct. My heinous typing skills have been outed once again. I honestly need to either cut my fingernails or practice typing. :o ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/30 "2015-12-24T01:02:27Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > But they look at you funny if you say everything before noonish… in the actual morning, would be pronounced more like g’mog. I was amazed to find out (as I went to check so no one would criticise my spelling) that for such a precise language, where there is a significant movement against people spelling compound words as separate ones, god morgon/god natt and godmorgon/godnatt are accepted spellings. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/31 "2015-12-24T11:41:33Z")
Dutch: Good morning: goeie morgen, or “morgen” (both colloquial) Good night: goede nacht. (For some reason the more colloquial “goeie” doesn’t seem right at night to me. Sleep well:slaap lekker Afrikaans Good morning: goeie more Good night: goeie nag Sleep well: lekker slaap Yiddish Good morning: a gutn morgn Good night : Gute naght Sleep well: shlohf’ gezunt ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/32 "2015-12-24T12:44:08Z")
Filipino: Good morning - Magandang umaga Good night - Magandang gabi Merry Christmas - Maligayang Pasko ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/33 "2015-12-24T15:10:24Z")
One in German I remember is “Gut geschlafen.” Something like “have a good sleep.” ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/34 "2015-12-24T16:28:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > One in German I remember is “Gut geschlafen.” Something like “have a good sleep.” Actually, that’s “slept well” - often in the form of a question. You may be looking for “schlaf’ gut” sleep well. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777/35 "2015-12-24T16:37:15Z")
Yes, _schlaf gut_ sounds familiar now. It’s been awhile, and my German’s rusty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-good-night-in-other-languages/740777.md?page=1)