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How to say good night in European Portuguese

What people say, and how it sounds.

The answer
evening and night, hello and goodbyeboa noite/ˈboɐ ˈnojtɨ/

The short answer

Boa noite is both good evening and good night. Portuguese has no separate word: once the light goes it is boa noite, whether you are arriving, leaving or going to bed.

It takes a name after a comma: Boa noite, Rosa!

BO-a NOIT

Boa is two syllables, BO-a. The oi of noite is like the oy in boy, and the final e all but vanishes, so the word ends on the t.

Hear it in a sentence

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boa noite/ˈboɐ ˈnojtɨ/

good evening

Adeus, D. Ana. Boa noite!

Goodbye, Ms. Ana. Good night!

Boa noite! São dez da noite.

Good evening! It's ten in the evening.

Ontem disse boa noite ao avô.

Yesterday I said good night to Grandad.

People also ask

Is boa noite good evening or good night?

Both. It greets anyone after dark and also says goodbye at the end of the evening.

How do I say good night when going to bed?

Boa noite again. The same two words cover the whole evening.

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