Are you an avid traveler? If YES then you must be learning a new language or learning ways to say Good Morning or Good Night in multiple languages.
Learning to say Good Morning, Good Night, Cheers, You’re Handsome, I Love You, and more in multiple languages will be a huge help in striking a conversation with a stranger.
In this article, we will teach you how to say Good Morning in different languages be it a Guten Morgen, Bonjour, Kalimera, Bom dia, and more.
These simple greetings will easily brighten someone’s day and help you strike up a conversation.
Learning a new language is quite beneficial, especially learning to say Good Morning in different languages.
Greeting a stranger in their native language will leave them impressed and help you establish a cordial relationship with the person.
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If you make a little effort to greet a stranger in their mother tongue, you will surely receive a positive response from them.
So if you are planning to explore a new job opportunity or forging a business relationship then a simple greeting in the local language will help break the ice.
Starting the day with a smile and greeting those around you will not only leave a feeling of warmth and positivity in you but also help foster camaraderie with others.
Without any further ado, let’s get started:
Saying Good Morning In Different Languages
Here’s how to say Good Morning in all languages:
Good Morning in English: Good Morning
Good Morning has been used since the 1100s and is used and understood by people across the globe.
This is one of the most popular and common forms of greeting as English is a major language in the US, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Good Morning in French: Bonjour (bonzhoor) Bon Matin
The French greet each other with a BonJour or Bon Matin, both can be used with friends and strangers alike.
While bonjour is the standard method of saying “Good Morning.” In many countries where French is spoken, you may also be able to say bon matin!
Good Morning in Spanish: Buenos días (bwenos dias)
Buenos días means “Good Days”, however in Spain, it is used to say “Good Morning” and is used with both friends and strangers.
If you wish you can add a friendly salutation by saying, “Hola, buenos días”.
Good Morning in German: Guten Morgen (guten morgen)
The Germans say Guten Morgen which means good morning in German. It can be used with both friends and strangers alike.
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Good Morning in Korean: 좋은 아침이에요 (jal-joh-eun ah-chim-ee-eh-yo)
This means “Did you sleep well?”
Good Morning in Japanese: おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu)
When greeting someone before 10:00 a.m. the Japanese say, おはようございます (Ohayōgozaimasu). It can be used with strangers or in formal settings, it can also be used to say goodbye.
Good Morning in Portuguese: Bom dia (bom djeeah)
In Portuguese, “Bom dia” means “Good Morning.” However, if translated it means “Good Day”. You can say Bom Dia from early morning to 1.00 pm in the late afternoon.
The pronunciation of “Bom dia” varies by country. In Brazil, it is pronounced as Bom GEE-a, while in Portugal they say Bom DEE-a.
Good Morning in Hindi: शुभ प्रभात (shubh prabhaat)
In Hindi, you say सुप्रभात (Suprabhaat) to wish someone good morning and it can be used in formal and informal settings.
Good Morning in Italian: Buongiorno (bohnjorno)
In Italian, you say “Buongiorno‘ to wish Good Morning.
Good Morning in Chinese: 早上好 (zǎo shàng hǎo)
Zǎoshang hǎo is “Good Morning” in Chinese. However, if you want to keep it short just simply say 早 (zǎo). It can be used in formal and informal settings but only in the morning.
Good Morning in Afrikaans: Goeie môre (khoyeh moreh)
Afrikaans say Good Morning by saying Goeie More which is a South African word. It is derived from the Dutch words goeie meaning good and more meaning morning.
Good Morning in Dutch: Goedemorgen (khoodehmohrkhen)
In places where Dutch is Spoken, they say Goedemorgen to greet each other.
Good Morning in Greek: Καλημέρα (kaliméra)
The Greek people wish each other Good Morning by using three phrases Kaliméra, Kaliméra sas, and Kaliméra su.
Good Morning in Bahasa Indonesia: Selamat pagi (selamat pagi)
In Indonesia, people greet each other by saying Selamat pagi and Selamat siang to wish them Good Morning.
Good Morning in Irish Gaelic: maidin mhaith
The Irish language is also called Gaelic and there are three ways to wish good morning — Maidin mhaith, Dia dhuit ar maidin, and Dia dhaoibh ar maidin. People also say dia duit, which means “hello.”
Good Morning in Norwegian: God morgen (good morn)
Norwegian is spoken by people living in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and they greet each other good morning by saying God Morgen.
Good Morning in Russian: Доброе утро!
In Russian, people greet each other good morning by saying Dobroye utro.
Good Morning in Swedish: God Morgon (good morgon)
Swedish people say good morning by wishing God Morgon in their language.
Good Morning in Thai: ‘sà-wàt-dee kráp
Thai is the official language of Thailand. Here the male and female Thai people say good morning differently. While the male may say, ‘sà-wàt-dee kráp’ the female greets with a ‘sà-wàt-dee kâ.’
Good Morning in Turkish: Günaydın
Turkish is the official language of Turkey and the people greet each other by saying Günaydın.
Good Morning in Ukrainian: Доброго ранку (dobroho ranku)
Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine and the Ukrainian speakers greet good morning by saying Dobre rano and Dobroho ranku.
Good Morning in Vietnamese- Chào buổi sáng
Vietnamese is the official language of people in Vietnam and they greet good morning by saying Chào buổi sáng.
Good Morning in Zulu: Sawubona (sawoobohna)
Zulu is the official language of South Africa. The Zulu people greet good morning by saying Sawubona and Sanibonani.
Good Morning in Arabic: صباح الخير!(Sabah alkhayr)
In Arabic, they say صباح الخير (Sabah alkhayr) which means good morning. The response to the greeting is صباح النور (Sabah an-noor) which means “Morning of Light”.
You can also say to people close to you or your friends, يسعد صباحكم (Yaseed sabahkom) which translates to “may you have a nice morning”, or صباح الياسمين (Sabah al Yasmine) meaning ‘morning of jasmine”.
Some More Ways To Say GoodMorning:
- Basque: Egun on (eygun on)
- Polish: Dzień dobry (dzen dobreh)
- Swahili: Habari za asubuhi (habari ya asubuhi)
- Esperanto: Bonan matenon (bonan matenon)
- Pashto: سحر په خير (sahar pakhair)
- Urdu:صبح بخیر (Subah bakhair)
- Malay: selamat Pagi
- Vietnamese: Chào buổi sáng
- Polish: Dzień dobry
Hope you find this list helpful during your travels and bring you closer to the locals.
