Parting words, like the greetings we exchange, hold significant emotional weight, embodying the sentiments of farewell, hopes for future reunions, and sometimes the finality of goodbye. Across the globe, cultures have developed their own expressions to capture these moments, reflecting the rich linguistic tapestry of our world.
Here, we journey through how to say “Goodbye” in 70 different languages, showcasing the diversity and the universal nature of parting sentiments.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mirupafshim | Pronunciation: Mee-roo-pahf-sheem
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مع السلامة (Ma’a Salama) | Pronunciation: Ma-a sa-la-ma
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ցտեսություն (Tstesutyun) | Pronunciation: Ts-teh-soo-tyoon
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Sağ ol | Pronunciation: Sag ol
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Agur | Pronunciation: Ah-goor
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Да пабачэння (Da pabachennia) | Pronunciation: Dah pah-bah-chen-nya
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বিদায় (Bidāẏa) | Pronunciation: Bee-dah-ya
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Zbogom | Pronunciation: Zbo-gom
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Довиждане (Dovizhdane) | Pronunciation: Do-veezh-da-ne
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Adéu | Pronunciation: Ah-deh-oo
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Sbohem | Pronunciation: Sbo-hem
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Farvel | Pronunciation: Fah-vel
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vaarwel | Pronunciation: Vahr-well
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Goodbye | Pronunciation: Good-bye
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Hüvasti | Pronunciation: Hü-vas-ti
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – خداحافظ (Khodahafez) | Pronunciation: Kho-da-ha-fez
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Näkemiin | Pronunciation: Nä-ke-miin
- French (🇫🇷) – Au revoir | Pronunciation: Oh reh-vwar
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ნახვამდის (Nakhvamdis) | Pronunciation: Nak-vam-dis
- German (🇩🇪) – Auf Wiedersehen | Pronunciation: Owf vee-der-zayn
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αντίο (Antío) | Pronunciation: An-tee-o
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – להתראות (Lehitra’ot) | Pronunciation: Leh-hit-rah-ot
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – अलविदा (Alvida) | Pronunciation: Al-vee-da
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Viszlát | Pronunciation: Veess-laat
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Bless | Pronunciation: Bles
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Selamat tinggal | Pronunciation: Se-la-mat tin-gal
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Slán | Pronunciation: Slawn
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Addio | Pronunciation: Ah-dee-o
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – さようなら (Sayōnara) | Pronunciation: Sah-yoh-nah-rah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сау болыңыз (Sau bolıñız) | Pronunciation: Sow bol-un-iz
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – លា (Lea) | Pronunciation: Lay-ah
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 안녕히 가세요 (Annyeonghi gaseyo) | Pronunciation: Ahn-nyong-hee gah-se-yo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Bi xatirê te | Pronunciation: Bee ha-teer eh te
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кош болуңуз (Kosh boluŋuz) | Pronunciation: Ko-sh bol-oo-nuz
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ລາກ່ອນ (Lā kòn) | Pronunciation: Lah gone
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Uz redzēšanos | Pronunciation: Ooz red-ze-sha-nos
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Viso gero | Pronunciation: Vee-so ghe-ro
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Äddi | Pronunciation: Eh-dee
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Збогум (Zbogum) | Pronunciation: Zbo-goom
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Selamat jalan | Pronunciation: Se-lah-mat jah-lan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Saħħa | Pronunciation: Sah-ha
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 再见 (Zàijiàn) | Pronunciation: Zai-jian
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – निरोप (Niroop) | Pronunciation: Nee-roop
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Баяртай (Bayartai) | Pronunciation: By-ar-tai
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-tey
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ha det | Pronunciation: Hah deh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – د خدای په امان (Da Khuday pa aman) | Pronunciation: Dah khoo-dai pah ah-mahn
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – خداحافظ (Khodahafez) | Pronunciation: Kho-da-ha-fez
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Do widzenia | Pronunciation: Do vee-dzen-ya
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Adeus | Pronunciation: Ah-deh-oosh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – La revedere | Pronunciation: Lah reh-veh-deh-reh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – До свидания (Do svidaniya) | Pronunciation: Do svee-da-nee-ya
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Збогом (Zbogom) | Pronunciation: Zbo-gom
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ගිහින් එන්නම් (Gihin ennam) | Pronunciation: Gee-hin en-nam
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Zbohom | Pronunciation: Zbo-hom
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Nasvidenje | Pronunciation: Nah-svee-den-ye
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Nabad gelyo | Pronunciation: Nah-bad gey-lo
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Adiós | Pronunciation: Ah-dee-os
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kwaheri | Pronunciation: Kwa-heh-ree
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Adjö | Pronunciation: Ah-dyö
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Хайр (Khayr) | Pronunciation: Khy-r
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – பிரியாவிடை (Piriyāviṭai) | Pronunciation: Pee-ree-ya-vee-tie
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – వీడ్కోలు (Veedkolu) | Pronunciation: Vee-dko-lu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ลาก่อน (Lā kŏn) | Pronunciation: Lah gon
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Hoşça kal | Pronunciation: Hosh-cha kal
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – До побачення (Do pobachennya) | Pronunciation: Do po-ba-chen-nya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – خدا حافظ (Khuda Hafiz) | Pronunciation: Khoo-da haa-fiz
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Xayr | Pronunciation: Hayr
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tạm biệt | Pronunciation: Tahm byet
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Hwyl fawr | Pronunciation: Hoo-il vowr