Goodbye in many languages

These are phrases you use when parting from others. In some languages those leaving and those staying each use different phrases. The English word goodbye comes from the Old English God þē mid sīe, which means "God be with you".

Glossary of abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), >m = said to men, >f = said to women.

Language	Phrase
Afrikaans	Totsiens
Albanian	Pacim, Mirupafshim
Arabic (Modern Standard)	(ila'lli'qa') إلى اللقاء (ma'a ssa'lāma) مع السلامة
Arabic (Egyptian)	(bai) باي (ma'is salāma) مع السّلامة
Arapaho	Heetce'noohobe3en
Armenian (Eastern)	Ց'տեսություն (Ts.tesutyun) Հաջողությո'ւն: (Hajoghutyun)
Azerbaijani	Sağol, Xudahafiz (inf) Sağolun, Salamat qalın, Görüşənədək (frm)
Basque	Agur
Belarusian	Да пабачэньня (Da pabachen'nya) Убачымся (Ubachymsia)
Bosnian	Alahimanet / Zbogom / Do viđenja / Ćao / Zdravo
Breton	Kenavo, Ken ar wech all, Ken a vo gwelet
Bulgarian	Довиждане (Doviždane)
Catalan	Adéu (goodbye), A reveure (see you), Que vagi bé (take care), Fins ara (see you soon), Fins després (see you later), Fins demà (see you tomorrow), Ja ens veurem (we'll be in touch)
Chamorro	Adios
Chinese (Cantonese)	再見 (joigin) 拜拜 (baaibaai)
Chinese (Hakka)	Chài fùi
Chinese (Mandarin)	再見 [再见] (zàijiàn) 拜拜 (bàibài)
Chinese (Shanghainese)	再会 (tsewe/tzeiwei)
Chinese (Teochow)	请 (chia²)
Cornish	Dyw genes (sg), Dyw genowgh (pl) Dha weles (see you) Dha weles skon (See you soon) Dha weles diwettha (See you later) Dha weles a-vorow (See you tomorrow) Benetugana, Dew boz geno, Tereba nessa
Croatian	Zbogom, Doviđenja!
Czech	Nashledanou Čau
Danish	Farvel
Dutch	Tot ziens, Tot straks (see you later) Tot gauw (see you soon), Dag, Doeg, Doei
Esperanto	Ĝis poste, Ĝis (la) revido, Ĝis la, Ĝis, Adiaŭ
Estonian	Nägemiseni (head aega)
Faroese	Farvæl, Bei, Vit síggjast
Fijian	Ni sa moce
Finnish	Näkemiin
French	Au revoir, À bientôt
Frisian (North)	Adjiis
Frisian (West)	Oant sjen
Friulian	A riviodisi / A bon riviodisi
Gaelic (Irish)	Slán, Slán go fóill
Gaelic (Manx)	Slane lhiat Bannaght lhiat/lhiu, Hee'm oo/shiu
Gaelic (Scottish)	Beannachd leat/leibh, Mar sin leat, Cheery
Galician	Adeus
Georgian	ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis)
German	Auf wiedersehen (formal) Tschüss, Tschüs, Tschö, Tschau, Ciao, Servus (informal) Bis dann, Bis bald, Bis später
Greek	Γειά σας (Yiá sas) - frm, Γειά σου (Yiá sou) - inf, Αντίο (antio)
Greenlandic	Takuss (short parting) Ajunnginniarnat / Inuulluarit (long parting)
Hawaiian	A hui hou, Aloha
Hebrew	(lehitraot) להתראות
Hindi	नमस्ते (Namaste), अल्विदा (Alvidā)
Hungarian	Szia / Viszlát (inf) Viszontlátásra (frm)
Icelandic	Vertu blessaður (>m) Vertu blessuð (>f) Bless á meðan, Bless bless (inf) Við sjáumst, Sjáumst síðar (see you later)
Ilocano	Agpakadaakon, Kastan/Kasta pay, Sige, Innakon
Indonesian	Selamat tinggal (you're leaving) Selamat jalan (you're staying) Sampai jumpa lagi
Inuktitut	ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑎᑦ (Tavvauvutit) - to one person ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᓯ (Tavvauvusi) - to many people
Italian	Ciao Ci vediamo Arrivederla Arrivederci
Italian (Roman dialect)	Arrivedece (informal), ArrivedeLa (formal)
Japanese	さようなら (sayōnara) 行って来ます (ittekimasu) - I'll be back - you are leaving 行ってらっしゃい (itterasshai) - come back soon - you are staying じゃあまたね (jā mata ne) - see you later
Jèrriais	À bétôt, À bi, À la préchaine, À tantôt
Kazakh	Сау болыңыз (Saw bolıñız)
Khmer	លាហើយ (lea hey)
Klallam	húy’
Korean	안녕 (annyeong) 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo) - you are leaving 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) - you are staying
Ladino	(Adío) אדיו
Latvian	Uz redzēšanos
Lithuanian	Viso gero
Low German (Plautdietsch)	Au'dee
Luxembourgish	Äddi, Avuhr
Macedonian	Довидување (Doviduvanye), Догледање (Dogledanye)
Māori	E noho ra (said by person leaving) E haere ra (said by person staying) Hei kona ra (inf)
Malay	Selamat tinggal (you're leaving) Selamat jalan (you're staying) Sampai jumpa lagi
Maltese	Ċaw / Saħħa / Saħħiet (pl)
Mauritian Creole	Orewar
Mongolian	Баяртай (Bayartai) Дараа уулзая (Daraa uulzii!) see you later Маргааш уулзая (Margaash uulzii) see you tomorrow
Norwegian	Ha det bra / Hade (inf) / Adjø / Farvel
Occitan	A lèu! Adieu! Adieussiatz!
Okinawan	Njichaabira
Old English	God þē mid sīe (lit. "God be with you)
Persian	(bedrood) بدرود
Polish	Do widzenia (frm) Do zobaczenia Narazie! Cześć! (inf)
Portuguese	Adeus, Tchau (Brazil)
Romanian	La revedere
Russian	До свидания (Do svidanija)
Samoan	Tofa soifua
Sardinian	Adiosu
Serbian	Довиђења (Doviđenja)
Sesotho	Sala hantle (to person staying) Tsamaya hantle (to person leaving)
Slovak	Dovidenia, Zbohom (frm) Čau, Ahoj (inf)
Slovenian	Na svidenje, Zbogom, Zdravo, Živijo, Adijo
Spanish	Adiós, Hasta luego, Hasta la vista, Hasta manaña
Swahili	Kwaheri
Swedish	Hej då
Tagalog	Paálam, Síge
Thai	ลาก่อนนะ (lah gòrn ná)
Turkish	Hoşça kal
Ukrainian	До побачення (Do pobačennja)
Urdu	(khuda hafiz) خدا حافظ
Uzbek	Hayirli tun
Venda	Sala kahle
Vietnamese	Chào anh (>m) Chào chị (>f) Tạm biệt
Welsh	Hwyl, Hwyl fawr, Hwyl nawr, Hwyl am y tro, Tara, Da boch chi
Xhosa	Hamba kakuhle (go well) Sala kakuhle (stay well)
Yiddish	(Adie) אַדיע
Yapese	Kafel/Kefel
Zulu	Sala kahle (sg) Salani kahle (pl) >people staying Hamba kahle (sg) Hambani kahle (pl) >people leaving

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Links

Goodbye in many languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/goodbye.htm

Useful phrases in various European languages
http://www.geocities.com/mailjohan/

Other phrases