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How to say “Good morning” in 16 languages

Here is “Good morning” in all 16 languages Crossing covers, with each language's regional variants side by side. Every version shows the native script, a romanization where the script isn't Latin, and a pronunciation guide written for English speakers, with notes on formality and other forms.

EnglishGood morning

Spanish Español

French Français

German Deutsch

Italian Italiano

  • Italy

    Buongiorno

    bwohn-JOHR-noh

    Italians say it through the morning and into the early afternoon.

    Italian travel phrases

Portuguese Português

Greek Ελληνικά

  • Greece

    Καλημέρα

    Kaliméra

    kah-lee-MEH-rah

    Also works as a general hello until early afternoon.

    Greek travel phrases

Turkish Türkçe

Russian Русский

Hindi हिन्दी

  • India

    सुप्रभात

    Suprabhāt

    soo-pruh-BHAAT

    Namaste is just as common in the morning.

    Hindi travel phrases

Bengali বাংলা

Gujarati ગુજરાતી

Mandarin Chinese 中文

  • China

    早上好

    Zǎoshang hǎo

    dzow-shahng how

    More ways to say this

    • 早

      Zǎo

      dzow

      Informal

      The quick, casual version, common between people who see each other often.

    Mandarin Chinese travel phrases

Japanese 日本語

  • Japan

    おはようございます

    Ohayō gozaimasu

    oh-hah-YOH goh-zah-ee-mahss

    Formal

    With friends, just "ohayō".

    Japanese travel phrases

Korean 한국어

  • South Korea

    안녕하세요

    Annyeonghaseyo

    ahn-nyuhng-hah-seh-yoh

    Formal

    Koreans use this same greeting all day, including in the morning.

    More ways to say this

    • 좋은 아침이에요

      Joeun achimieyo

      joh-eun ah-chee-mee-eh-yoh

      Formal

      A friendly morning greeting for people you already know.

    Korean travel phrases

Arabic العربية

  • Egypt

    صباح الخير

    Sabāh el-khēr

    sah-BAH el-KHAYR

    A warm reply is "sabāh en-nūr" — morning of light.

    Arabic phrases for Egypt

Hebrew עברית

  • Israel

    בוקר טוב

    Boker tov

    BOH-kehr tohv

    A common reply is "בוקר אור" (boker or).

    Hebrew travel phrases

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