How to wish people a good or safe journey. The phrase, bon voyage, is used in English without change, though the pronunciation is quite like the French.
| Language | Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Veilige reis! Voorspoedige reis! |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Rrug a mär |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Rrugë të mbarë |
| Aleut | Uniikam Aluĝil Aluĝim Adutal |
| Alsatian | Bù Voyage |
| Altay | Јолыгар ырысту болзын (Ĵolıgar ırıstu bolzın) |
| Amharic | መልካም ጉዞ። (mälkam guzo) መልካም ጉዞ ይሁንልህ። (mälkam guzo yəhunəlləh) >m መልካም ጉዞ ይሁንልሽ። (mälkam guzo yəhunəlləš) >f መልካም ጉዞ ይሁንላችሁ። (mälkam guzo yəhunəllaččhu) - pl |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
تروح و تيجي بالسّلامة! (tirooh wa tigi bis salaama!) الله يسلّمك rsp m - (allah yisallimak) الله يسلّمك rsp f - (allah yisallimik) |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Ra7le mwaff2a |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
happy journey (riḥlah saʿīdah) رحلة سعيدة successful journey (riḥlah muwaffaqah) رحلة موفق |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
Have a peaceful trip (ṭṭreq ssalama) طريق السلامة |
| Aragonese | Buen viache |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
բարի ձանապար (Bari charnapar) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Երթաք բարով: (Yertak parov) Բարի ճանապարհ: (Paree janabar) |
| Assamese | শুভ যাত্ৰা (xubhô zatra) |
| Asturian | Bon viaxe |
| Azerbaijani | Yaxşı yol |
| Balinese | Rahajeng memargi |
| Bambara | Ka taa ni ka segin nɔgɔya Ka sira diya (Have a good trip) Ka se n'i nyuman ye (May you arrive well) Ka segin n'i nyuman ye (May you return well) |
| Basque | Ondo ibili! |
| Bavarian | Kim guad o (inf) |
| Belarusian | Добрай дарогi! (Dobraj darohi!) |
| Bemba | Mwende bwino! |
| Bhojpuri | सफ़र बढ़िया रहे (safar badhiya rahe) |
| Bosnian | Sretan put! |
| Breton | Beaj vat! |
| Bulgarian | На добър път! (Na dobãr pãt) Приятно пътуване! (Prijatno pãtuvane) Приятен път! (Prijaten pãt) Лек път! (Lek pãt) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Boa viaji |
| Catalan | Bon viatge! |
| Cebuano | Maayong pagbyahi! |
| Central Dusun | Sonong-sonongon mamanau |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Cumi Ya |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Que tiene tu un buen viaje Que tiene vos un buen viaje Que tiene Usted un buen viaje |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Buen biåhe |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Buen biahe |
| Chechen | Марша гІойла! (Marşa ġoyla!) |
| Chichewa | Yendani bwino Muyende bwino |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
一路順風 (yāt louh seuhn fùng) 一路平安 (yāt louh pìhng ngòn) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
一帆風順 (it7fam2fung1sun5) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
一路順風
[一路顺风] (yīlùshùnfēng) 一路平安 [一路平安] (yīlùpíngān) 一帆風順 [一帆风顺] (yīfānfēngshùn) |
| Cornish | Hyns diogel! Vyaj salow! |
| Corsican | Bona strada Bon viaghju |
| Croatian | Sretan put! |
| Cuyonon | Maambeng nga pagbiahi! |
| Czech | Šťastnou cestu! Dobře dojeď! (inf) Dobře dojeďte! (frm) Dobře dopadněte! (frm) |
| Danish | God rejse! |
| Dholuo | Oriti idhi maber (safe journey) Oriti iwuoth maber |
| Dutch | Goede reis! |
| Elfdalian | Trivlig rįesa |
| Estonian | Head reisi |
| Ewe | Hede nyuie (safe journey) |
| Extremaduran | Buen viagi! |
| Faroese | Góða ferð |
| Fijian | Vanuinui vinaka e nomu volau |
| Finnish | Hyvää matkaa! |
| Flemish (West) | Goeije reise |
| French | Bon voyage ! |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Gou räis |
| Frisian (West) | Goeie reis! Goereis! |
| Friulian | Bon viaç |
| Galician | Boa viaxe! |
| Gascon | Bon biadje |
| Georgian | კეთილ მგზავრობას გისურვებთ (k’etil mgzavrobas gisurvebt) |
| German | Gute Reise! Gute Fahrt! |
| Greek (Ancient) | ἴθι χαίρων! (íthi khaírōn!) |
| Greek (Modern) | Καλό ταξίδι! (Kaló taksídi!) |
| Greenlandic | Angalalluarina |
| Guaraní | Peguataporãnte |
| Haitian Creole | Bon vwayaj |
| Hausa | Sauka lafiya (arrive safely) |
| Hebrew | (Nesi'á tová) נסיעה טובה (Derekh tzleha) דרך צלחה |
| Hiligaynon | Maayo nga pagpanglakaton |
| Hindi | शुभ यात्रा (śubh yātrā) आप की यात्रा सुखद हो (āp kī yātrā sukhad ho) |
| Hmong (White) | Thov kom txhob muaj dabtsi dawm koj tes koj taw |
| Hungarian | Jó utat kívánok! |
| Iban | Jimat jimat bejalai |
| Ibinda | Kuenda bubote Yenda bubote |
| Icelandic | Góða ferð |
| Igbo | Ijeọma |
| Iloko | Naragsak a biahe |
| Indonesian | Selamat jalan Semoga selamat sampai tujuan |
| Inuktitut | ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦ (Naammaktsiarit) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Go dté tú slán (May you go safely) Slán abhaile (Safe home) Go n-éirí an bothar leat (May you(r journey/road) be successful) |
| Italian | Buon viaggio! |
| Japanese | よい旅行を (yoi ryokō o) ごきげんよう！ (gokigen yō - Goodbye / Good luck) いってらっしゃい (itte irasshai - Go and come back) 一路平安を祈る (ichiroheian o inoru) - I wish you a smooth road (old fashioned) |
| Javanese | ꦱꦸꦒꦼꦁꦠꦶꦤ꧀ꦛꦏ꧀ (Sugeng tindhak) (Kromo Inggil) ꦱ꧀ꦭꦩꦼꦠ꧀ꦗꦭꦤ꧀ (Slamet jalan) (Ngoko) |
| Jenesch | Tar voscha |
| Jèrriais | Bouan viage! |
| Juǀ'hoan | n!aisi u (go well) |
| Kabiye | Wele wele Ŋɖɔ cámὶyὲ Ŋwolo camɩyɛ |
| Kalmyk | Хаалһтн цаһан болтха (Xaalhtn tsagaan boltxa) |
| Kannada | ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಸುಖಕರವಾಗಿರಲಿ ಹೋಗಿ ಬನ್ನಿ (prayana sukhakaravaagirali hogi banni) |
| Kashmiri | नैर ख़ौदायस हवाल نءیر خودایس ہوال (Nair khaudaayas havaal) >Muslims नैर भगवानस हवाल نءیر بھگوانس ہوال (Nair bhagavaanas havaal) >Hindus |
| Kashubian | Snôżi wanodżi |
| Kazakh | Жолыңыз болсын! (Jolıñız bolsın!) |
| Kinyarwanda | Urugendo rwiza |
| Khmer | ទៅអោយបានសុខ (tŏu’ aôy ban sŏkh) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | !Gâi daoba ūhâ re |
| Kiribati | Tekeraoi te mwananga! |
| Korean | 잘 다녀오십시오! (jal jal danyeoosibsio!) |
| Kumyk | Яхшлы ёл (Yaхşlı yol) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Rêwîtîya te baş be! (frm) Rewîtîa te xwesh be (frm) |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Xuda li gel |
| Kyrgyz | Жолуң шыдыр болсун! (Jolung shydyr bolsun!) - sg/inf Жолуңар шыдыр болсун! (Jolungar shydyr bolsun!) - pl/inf Жолуңуз шыдыр болсун! (Jolunguz shydyr bolsun!) - sg/frm Жолуңуздар шыдыр болсун! (Jolunguzdar shydyr bolsun!) - pl/frm |
| ǂKx'au-ǁ'ein | n!aina u (go well) |
| Lakota Sioux | Taŋyáŋ ománi (m>sg) Taŋyáŋ ománi ye (f>sg) Taŋyáŋ ománi po (m>pl) Taŋyáŋ ománi pe (f>pl) |
| Lao | ເດິນທາງໂຊກດີ (doen thang sok dee) ເດິນທາງປອດໄພ (doen thang pord phai) |
| Latin | Bonum cursum! |
| Latvian | Laimīgu ceļu |
| Lengola | Kena ekima (Safe journey) Paki ekima (Have a nice trip) |
| Lingala | Nzela elamu |
| Lithuanian | Laimingos kelionės! Geros kelionės! |
| Low Saxon | Gode Reis'! |
| Lozi | U zamaye hande zamaya ka kozo |
| Luganda | Tambula bulungi (sg) Tuuka bulungi (sg) Mutuuke bulungi (pl) |
| Luxembourgish | Gutt Rees (frm) Bon voyage (inf) |
| Macedonian | Среќен пат (Sreken pat) |
| Magahi | तोर सफ़र बढियाँ रहे /t̪or səfər bəɽʱɪjãː rəheː/ |
| Maldivian | (Hih'heyo kollaathi) ހިހްހެޔޮ ކެލލާތި |
| Malagasy | Soava dia! |
| Malay | Selamat jalan! |
| Malayalam | യാത്ര ശുഭമാകട്ടെ! (yathra shubhamakatte!) |
| Maltese | Il-vjaġġ it-tajjeb! |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cair vie! (Fair winds) |
| Māori | Kia pai te haere |
| Marathi | आपला प्रवास सुखाचा होवो! (āpalā pravās sukhacā hovo!) |
| Mongolian | Сайн яваарай!
(Sain yavaarai!) Сайн сууж байгаарай (Sain suuj baigaarai!) - reply |
| Mossi | Wend na siki laafi (God bless your voyage) |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Ē vketēcēt ayecken |
| Nahuatl | Xiauh ica cualtzin |
| Navajo | Nizhónígo ch’aanidíínaał |
| Nkore | Ogyendegye |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Hamba kahle |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ube nekhambo eliphephileko |
| Nepali | शुभ यात्रा (śubha yātrā) |
| Nogai | Яхшы йолга барынъыз! Йолынъыз болсын! |
| Northern Sámi | Buorre mátki! |
| Northern Sotho | O be le leeto le le bolokegilego Tsela tsweu ("white road") |
| Norwegian | God reise! God tur! |
| Occitan | Bon viatge! |
| Okinawan | 行じ、めんそーれー (nji mensooree) - Go & come back - inf 行じ、めんしぇーびり (nji mensheebiri) - Go & come back - frm 道をぅてー車んかい良ーさ (michi wutee kuruma nkai yuusa) lit. be good on your car while on the road - inf 道をぅてー車んかい良ーさびら (michi wutee kuruma nkai yuusabira) - lit. be good on your car while on the road - frm |
| Oriya | ସୁଭ ଜାତ୍ରା (Subha jātrā) |
| Ossetian | Фæндараст (Fændarast) Дæ фæндаг раст! (Dæ fændag rast!) |
| Papiamento | Un bon vuelo |
| Pashto | (kha safer walare) ښه سفر ولری |
| Persian (Farsi) | (safar khosh) سفر خوش (safar be kheir) سفر به خير (be salamat) به سلامت |
| Picard | Boéne route ! |
| Polish | Szczęśliwej drogi! Szerokiej drogi! (said to car drivers) Szczęśliwej podróży! Miłej podróży! |
| Portuguese | Boa viagem! |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Boa viagem! |
| Punjabi | ਸੁਖੀ ਜਾ / سکھی جا (sukhi ja) |
| Romanian | Călătorie plăcută! Drum bun! |
| Russian | Счастливого пути! (Sčastlivogo puti!) |
| Rusyn | Щастливу путь (Ščastlivu put’) |
| Sakha | Дьоллохтук айаннааҥ! (ɟollooxtuk ajannaaŋ!) |
| Samoan | Ia manuia le malaga |
| Sanskrit | शुभयात्रा (śubhayātrā) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Bonu iazu! |
| Scots | Hae a guid journey |
| Scottish Gaelic | Turas math dhut! Turas math dhuibh! |
| Sepedi | O be le leeto le le bolokegilego Tsela tsweu ("white road") |
| Serbian | Срећан пут (Srećan put!) |
| Sesotho | O tsamaye hantle; Tsela tsweu (white road) |
| Shona | Ufambe zvakanaka (sg) Mufambe zvakanaka (pl) |
| Sinhala | සුභ ගමනක් වෙවා (subha gamanak vēvā) |
| Slovak | Šťastnú cestu! |
| Slovenian | Srečno Srečno pot |
| Somali | Safar wanaagsan |
| Spanish | ¡Buen viaje! |
| Stellingwarfs | Goeie reize! |
| Sundanese | Wilujeng angkat, sing salamet di jalan ("Happy travelling, may you have a safe trip") |
| Swahili | Safari njema! Safari salama |
| Swazi | Ube neluhambo loluhle! Ube neluhambo loluphephile! (sg) Nibe neluhambo loluphephile! (pl) |
| Swedish | Trevlig resa! Lycklig resa! |
| Swiss German | Gueti Reis! |
| Tabassaran | Учвуз ягъур ишри (Učvuz jaḡur išri) |
| Tagalog | Maligayang paglalakbáy! |
| Tahitian | 'Ia maita'i te terera'a |
| Tajik | Сафари хуб дошта бошед! (Safari hub došta bošed!) |
| Tamil (formal) | இனிய பயணம் தொடரட்டும் (iniya paya num thodaratum) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | இனிய பயணம் தொடரட்டு0 (iniya payanam thodarattũ) [fm] |
| Tatar | Xäyerle yul |
| Telugu | శుభ ప్రయాణం (shubha prayaanaṅ) |
| Tetum | Lao didiak Boa Viajem |
| Thai | ขอให้เดินทางโดยสวัสดิภาพ (kŏr hâi dern taang doi sà-wàt-dì-pâap) เดินทางโดยสวัสดิภาพ (dern taang doi sà-wàt-dì-pâap) เที่ยวให้สนุก (tîeow hâi sà-nùk) - Have a fun trip |
| Tibetan | འགྲུལ་བཞུད་བདེ་བར་ཤོག (tül-shü de bar shok) |
| Tigrinya | ብደሓን እቶ (bdeHn əto) |
| Tsez | Гьуни региролI! (Huni regiroƛ!) |
| Tsonga | Famba hi ku rhula! |
| Tsotsil | Ech'ume lek avu'un ti paxiale |
| Tswana | Tselatshweu Tsmaya sentle (go peacefully) |
| Turkish | İyi yolculuklar! Güle, güle! |
| Tuvaluan | Manuia te malaga! |
| Twi | Ɛkwan so dwoodwoo! |
| Ukrainian | Щасливої подорожі (Ščaslyvoji podoroži) |
| Urdu | آپ کا سفر اچھا گزرے (ap ka safr acha guzrae) |
| Uyghur | (Aq yol bolsun!) ئاق يول بولسۇن سەپىرىڭىز ئوڭۇشلۇق بولسۇن (Säpiringiz ongushluq bolsun) |
| Uzbek | Oq yo'l! (Happy journey) Safaringiz behatar bo'lsin! (Have a nice trip) |
| Venda | Vha vhe na lwendo lwavhuḓi |
| Venetian | Bon viaxo! |
| Veps | Hüväd matkad |
| Vietnamese | Lên đường bình an |
| Võro | Hüvvä reisi |
| Welsh | Siwrne dda! (Good journey) Siwrne saff! (Safe journey) |
| Westrobothnian | Hane! |
| Wolof | Yônu jàam |
| Xhosa | 'Ndlelantle Ube nohambo oluhle (sg) Nibe nohambo oluhle (pl) |
| Yiddish | (A gliklekhe rayze!) אַ גליקלעכע רײַזע! |
| Yolngu | Goyurr buḻaŋgitj |
| Yoruba | O da abọ Ka sọ layọ o |
| Yucatec Maya | Xíiktech uutsil |
| Zazaki | Raya to akerdî ba Raya to rind ba |
| Zulu | Ube nohambo oluhle! |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Bonan vojaĝon! |
| Interlingua | Bon viage! |
| Klingon | Qapla'! (Success!) |
| Lojban | .a'o pluka litru le braxamsi |
| Quenya | Mára mesta |
| Volapük | Labolös tävi gudik! |
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