These are phrases you use when you greet people in the afternoon. Exactly when you use these phrases varies from country to country. In some languages, Spanish for example, the same words are used for afternoon and evening.
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| Language | Afternoon greetings |
|---|---|
| Abkhaz | Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia) |
| Adyghe | Уимафэ шІу |
| Afrikaans | Goeie middag |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Mir-dita |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Mirëdita |
| Aleut | Angaliichxizax̂ |
| Aklan | Mayad nga hapon |
| Alsatian | Güete Nàchmittag scheener Noochmiddàà |
| Altay | Јакшы кӱн (Ĵakšı kÿn) |
| Amharic | እንደምን ዋልክ? (i'ndemin walik?) - m እንደምን ዋልሽ? (i'ndemin walish?) - f አንደምን ዋሉ (i'ndemin walu) - frm [how did you spend the day?] |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(misa' il khayr)
مساء الخير response - (misa' in noor) مساء النّور |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(masā' al-khayr) مساء الخير |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(mselkḥīr) مساء الخير |
| Aragonese | Buena tardi |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Բարի' օր: (Bari or) - rarely used |
| Armenian (Western) |
Բարի կէսօր: (Paree gesor) |
| Assamese | শুভ আবেলি (xubhô abeli) শুভ বিয়লি (xubhô biyôli) |
| Asturian | Bones tardes |
| Azerbaijani | Hər vaxtınız xeyir Salam |
| Balinese | Rahajeng sanja, ᬭᬳᬚᭂᬂᬲᬜ᭄ᬚ Rahajeng wengi, ᬭᬳᬚᭂᬂᬯᭂᬗᬶ |
| Bambara | I ni tile (sg) Aw ni tile (pl) |
| Bashkir | хәйерле көн (xäyyerlye kön) |
| Basque | Arratsalde on |
| Bavarian | Guadn åmd Åmd |
| Bemba | Cungulo mukwai Mwaikaleni 'Mwaombeni Mwashibukeni Eya mukwai (reply) |
| Bhojpuri | राम राम (raam raam) |
| Biatah | Siramat ripas kumbeng |
| Bikol | Marhay na hapon Dyos marhay na hapon Marhay na pagkahapon |
| Bislama | Gud aftenun |
| Blaan | Fye flabi Fyē flabe |
| Bosnian | Dobar dan |
| Breton | Demat |
| Bulgarian | Добър ден (Dobãr den) |
| Burmese | မဂႆလာပၝ (min-ga-la-ba) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Boa tardi |
| Catalan | Bona tarda |
| Cebuano | Maayong Hapon |
| Central Dusun | Kopisanangan dangadau Osonong dangadau |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Buenas noches |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Buenas tardes |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Buenas tåtdes |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Buenos tatdes |
| Chechen | Де дика хуьлда хьан (De dika xülda ẋan) - sg Де дика хуьлда шун (De dika xülda şun) - pl |
| Cheyenne | Pâháveéšeeva (Good day) Pêhéveéšeeva (Good day) Epâhávatamáno'e (It is a good day) Epêhévatamáno'e (It is a good day) |
| Chichewa | Mwaswela bwanji? Ndaswela bwin (reply) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
午安 (ńgh ōn) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
食晝沒？ (siit8zu5mut8?) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
午安 (wǔ'ān) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
午安 (gō-an) |
| Chipewyan | ʔédúhų́n dzídisítł’ą́ghé ɂedlánet’é |
| Chuukese | Neonowas annim |
| Chuvash | Ыра кун пултӑр (Yra kun pultăr) |
| Coastal Kadazan | Kopivosian doungadau |
| Cornish | Dohajydh da |
| Corsican | Bonghjornu |
| Croatian | Dobar dan |
| Cuyonon | Mayad nga apon |
| Czech | Dobré odpoledne |
| Danish | God eftermiddag |
| Dholuo | Irio nade? (How is your day?) Ario ma ber (My day is going well - reply) Osaore? (How is the day?) Osaore ahinya (The day is going well - reply) |
| Duala | Mwese mwa bwam |
| Dutch | Goedemiddag Goeiemiddag |
| Dzongkha | Nima dele |
| Elfdalian | Gudag |
| Estonian | Tere päevast |
| Ewe | Ŋdɔ Ŋdɔ na mi |
| Extremaduran | Buena(s) tardi(s) Alas buenas tardis |
| Faroese | Góðan dagin |
| Fijian | Bula Ni sa Bula |
| Finnish | Hyvää päivää Päivää |
| Flemish (West) | Ghoeie middagh Ghoeiendagh |
| French | Bonjour Bon après-midi (rarely used) |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Moin |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Goejûn |
| Frisian (West) | Goeie middei |
| Friulian | Bundì |
| Galician | Boa tarde |
| Garifuna | Buiti raaban weyu |
| Gascon | Bon vrèspe |
| Georgian | დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa) |
| German | Guten Tag |
| Greek (Ancient) | Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) |
| Greek (Modern) | Καλό απόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma) |
| Greenlandic | Inuugujaq |
| Guaraní | Mba'eichapa nde ka'aru? (How are you in the afternoon?) Cheka'aru porâ, ha nde? (I am having a good afternoon, and you?) Che ka'aru porã avei (I'm fine too) |
| Haitian Creole | Bon apre-midi |
| Hausa | Barka da yamma |
| Hawaiian | Aloha ʻauinalā |
| Hebrew | (Achar tzahara'im tovim) אחר צהריים טובים |
| Herero | Wa uhara Wa uhara nawa? (sg) Mwa uhara nawa (pl) |
| Hiligaynon | Ma-ayong Hapon |
| Hindi | दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar) - rarely used |
| Hmong (White) | Nyob zoo (common any time of day) Nyob zoo sawv ntxov os (not common) Nyob zoo thaum sawv ntxov (not common) |
| Hungarian | Jó napot (kívánok) |
| Iban | Selamat tengah hari (12-2pm) |
| Icelandic | Góðan daginn Góðan dag |
| Igbo | Ndeewo Ndewo (reply) |
| Iloko | Naimbag a malem |
| Indonesian | Selamat siang (late morning) Selamat sore (late afternoon/evening) |
| Inuktitut | ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ (Unnuhatkut/Unnusakkut) |
| Iñupiaq | Unnusatkun Unnuksraalluataq |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Tráthnóna maith duit (sg) Tráthnóna maith daoibh (pl) |
| Italian | Buongiorno Buon pomeriggio |
| Japanese | こんにちは [今日は] (konnichiwa) |
| Javanese | ꦱꦸꦒꦼꦁꦱꦶꦪꦁ (Sugeng siang) |
| Jenesch | Voscha zarra |
| Jèrriais | Bouônjour |
| Kabiye | Ñánà wίsὶ |
| Kalmyk | Сән бәәцхәнт! (Sän bäätsxänt!) |
| Kannada | ಶುಭ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (shubha madhyahna) |
| Kaqchikel | Xqaq'ij Xqaq'ij nan (said to older females) Xqaq'ij tat (said to older males) |
| Kashubian | Dzén dobri |
| Kazakh | Қайырлы күн! (Qayırlı kün!) |
| Khmer | ទិវាសួស្ដី (tĭvéa suŏ sdei) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | !Gâi tse!gâǁaeb. |
| Korean | 안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Rojbash |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Roj baş |
| Kven | Hyyää päivää |
| Kyrgyz | Кутмандуу күнүңүз менен! (Kutmanduu kününgüz menen!) - sg/frm |
| Lao | ສະບາຍດີຍາມແລງ (sabaidee yarm laeng) ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidee) |
| Latgalian | Loba dina |
| Latvian | Labdien |
| Limburgish | Gojemiddig |
| Lingala | Mbote |
| Lithuanian | Laba diena |
| Livvi-Karelian | Hyviä päiviä |
| Low Saxon | (Goden) Dag |
| Lozi | Ki musihali |
| Luganda | Osiibye otya nno? (How was your day?) Bulungi, osiibye otya nno? (reply) |
| Lule Sámi | Buorre biejvve |
| Luxembourgish | Gudde Mëtteg |
| Macedonian | Добар ден (Dobar den) |
| Maithili | Dopahar ke bad namaskar Dupaharak prannam. |
| Malagasy | Manao ahoana e |
| Malay | Selamat tengah hari (12-2pm) |
| Maldivian | (Ba'ajjeveri mendhureh) ބައްއަޖޖެވުރި މެނދުރެހް |
| Maltese | Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb |
| Mam | Qa’lte |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Fastyr mie |
| Māori | Kia ora |
| Marshallese | Io̧kwe in raelep |
| Mauritian Creole | Bon apré-midi |
| Mon | မၝဳဪအခိင္ေဒါ၀္ တၝဲရ။ |
| Monégasque | Bon girunu Bungiurnu |
| Mongolian | Өдрийн мэнд (Ödriin mend) |
| Mossi | Ne y wĩndga |
| Nahuatl | Cualli teotlac Cualli tiotaqui Tiotaqui Cualli tonalli (Good day) ¿Quen ocemilhuitihuac? (How was the day?) |
| Nauruan | Omo yekwo |
| Navajo | Yá'át'ééh |
| Ngoni | Habari za Muhi |
| Nkore | Osiibirota (sg) Nsibire gye (reply) Musiibiremuta (pl) Osiibire gye Ego / Eh (reply) |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Litshonile |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Litjhingile |
| Nepali | शुभ अपराह्ण (śubha aparāhṇa) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | भिं न्हि |
| Nogai | Куьн яхшы болсын |
| Northern Sámi | Buorre beaivvi Ipmel atti (reply) |
| Northern Sotho | Dumêlang |
| Norwegian | God ettermiddag |
| Occitan | Bon vèspre |
| Ojibwe | Mino giizhigad ("It's a good day") |
| Oriya | ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (Subha kharā beḷa) |
| Oshiwambo | Wa uhala po? (sg) MWa uhala po? (pl) Owa uhala po nawa? |
| Ossetian | Дæ уæ бон хорз (Dæ uæ bon xorz) |
| Palauan | Ungil Sueleb |
| Papiamento | Bon tardi |
| Pashto | (wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير |
| Pennsylvania German / Dutch | Gude(r) Nammidaag Gude(r) Nummidaag |
| Pohnpeian | Souwas mwahu |
| Polish | Dzień dobry Miłego popołudnia - (used when leaving) |
| Portuguese | Boa tarde |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Boa tarde |
| Quechua | Wuynas tardis |
| Rapa Nui | 'Iorana |
| Romani | Lačho čo dive Lačho čo đive |
| Romanian | Bună ziua |
| Romansh | Buna sera Buna saira |
| Russian | Добрый день! (Dobryy den'!) |
| Rusyn | Добрый динь (Dobryj dyn’) |
| Sakha | Үтүө күнүнэн (ytyø kynynen) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Bona tarde |
| Scottish Gaelic | Feasgar math |
| Scots | Guid efternuin |
| Serbian | Добар дан (Dobar dan) |
| Serrano | Hakup 'a'ay taamit |
| Shona | Masikati Masikati, maswera sei? (reply) |
| Sicilian | Bon jornu Bona sira |
| Sindhi | (Asalāmu alekum) السلام عليڪم |
| Sinhala | සුභ දවාලක් (subha dhavalak) |
| Slovak | Dobré popoludnie (rarely used) |
| Slovenian | Dober dan (from 8am until sunset) |
| Solresol | Simi |
| Somali | Galab wanaagsan |
| Southern Sámi | Buerie biejjie |
| Spanish | Buenas tardes |
| Stellingwarfs | Goeiemiddag |
| Sundanese | Wilujeng siang |
| Swahili | Habari ya mchana |
| Swazi | Sawubona emini yantsambama |
| Swedish | God eftermiddag |
| Swiss German | Gueten Abig Guete Daag |
| Tagalog | Magandang hapon po (frm) Magandang hapon (inf) |
| Tajik | Рӯз ба хайр! (Rūz ba xajr!) |
| Tamil (formal) | மதிய வணக்கம் (madhiya vanakkam) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | மதிய வணக்க (madhiya vanakkã) [fm] |
| Tatar | Xäyerle kön |
| Telugu | శుభ దినం (shubha dhinaṅ) |
| Tetum | Botarde Lorokraik diak Boastarde |
| Tibetan | ཕྱི་དྲོ་བདེ་ལེགས། (chito delek) |
| Tigrinya | ከመይ ውዒልካ (kemey Wu’elka) m/sg ከመይ ውዒልኪ (kemey Wu’elki) f/sg ከመይ ውዒልኩም (kemey Wu’elkum) m/pl/frm ከመይ ውዒልክን (kemey Wu’elkn) f/pl/frm |
| Tokelauan | Aho |
| Tok Pisin | Apinum |
| Tongan | Mālō tau ma‘u e ho‘ata ni |
| Tsonga | Inhlikanhi (sg) Indzengha |
| Tsotsil | Mi li'ote |
| Tswana | Thupama e e monate |
| Tumbuka | Mwatandala uli? (How has your day been?) Natandara makola, kwali imwe? (I had a fine day, how about you?) - reply |
| Turkish | Tünaydın İyi günler |
| Turkmen | Gündiziňiz haýyrly bolsun |
| Twi | Me ma wo aha Maaha Yaa agya (reply - to an elderly man) Yaa ɛna (reply - to an elderly woman) Yaa anua (reply - to a sibling age mate or colleague) |
| Ukrainian | Доброго дня (Dobroho dnia) |
| Urdu | (roz bākhair) روز بخير |
| Uyghur | (Häyirlik kündüz) خەيىرلىك كۈندۈز |
| Uzbek | Hayirli kun |
| Venda | Ndi masiari Ndi masiari avhudi (reply) |
| Venetian | Bondì |
| Veps | Hüväd päiväd |
| Vietnamese | Xin chào |
| Võro | Hüvvä lõunaaigo |
| Walloon | Bondjoû |
| Wayuu | Kale'u |
| Welsh | P'nawn da Prynhawn da |
| Westrobothnian | Gow ettemidda |
| Wolof | Jamm nga yendoo |
| Wymsorys | Güter nömytag |
| Xhosa | Molo (sg) Molweni (pl) |
| Yapese | Fal'e misii |
| Yiddish | (A gut ovnt) א גוט אָוונט |
| Yoruba | Ẹ ká àsán Ká àsán |
| Yucatec Maya | Ma'lob chi'inil K'iin |
| Zazaki | Peroj be xêr bo Yere be xêr bo |
| Zulu | Sawubona (sg) Sanibonani (pl) |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Bonan posttagmezon |
| Folkspraak | God aftermiddag |
| Interlingua | Bon die |
| Lojban | coi |
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