Bye in Different Languages | 70 Ways to Say Goodbye Around the World

Different Languages

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“Bye” is one of the first and most essential words you learn when exploring a new language

Whether you’re traveling abroad, making international friends, or simply love languages,

learning how to say goodbye is a respectful and heartfelt way to end conversations on a positive note.

In this post, you’ll find:

70 ways to say “bye” in various languages
Easy English-style pronunciations
Example sentences to help you use them naturally in conversation

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🙋‍♀️ How to Say “Bye” in 70 Different Languages

Each line shows the language, country flag, the word for “bye,” pronunciation, and a sample sentence.

English (🇺🇸) – Bye | Pronunciation: bye
“Bye! See you soon.”
Spanish (🇪🇸) – Adiós | Pronunciation: ah-dee-OHS
“¡Adiós! Hasta luego.”
French (🇫🇷) – Au revoir | Pronunciation: oh ruh-VWAHR
“Au revoir, à demain.”
German (🇩🇪) – Tschüss | Pronunciation: choos
“Tschüss! Bis bald.”
Italian (🇮🇹) – Ciao | Pronunciation: chow
“Ciao! A presto.”
Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Tchau | Pronunciation: chow
“Tchau! Até logo.”
Russian (🇷🇺) – Пока | Pronunciation: pah-KAH
“Пока! До встречи.”
Chinese (🇨🇳) – 再见 | Pronunciation: zài-jyen
“再见！明天见。”
Japanese (🇯🇵) – さようなら | Pronunciation: sah-yo-nah-rah
“さようなら。またね。”
Korean (🇰🇷) – 안녕히 가세요 | Pronunciation: an-nyong-hee gah-se-yo
“안녕히 가세요! 또 봐요.”
Arabic (🇸🇦) – وداعا | Pronunciation: wa-da-ʿan
“وداعا! إلى اللقاء.”
Hindi (🇮🇳) – अलविदा | Pronunciation: al-vi-da
“अलविदा! फिर मिलेंगे।”
Bengali (🇧🇩) – বিদায় | Pronunciation: bee-da-y
“বিদায়! আবার দেখা হবে।”
Urdu (🇵🇰) – خداحافظ | Pronunciation: khuda-hafiz
“خداحافظ! جلدی ملاقات ہوگی۔”
Turkish (🇹🇷) – Hoşçakal | Pronunciation: hosh-cha-kal
“Hoşçakal! Görüşürüz.”
Dutch (🇳🇱) – Dag | Pronunciation: dakh
“Dag! Tot ziens.”
Polish (🇵🇱) – Do widzenia | Pronunciation: doh veed-ZEN-ya
“Do widzenia! Miłego dnia!”
Swedish (🇸🇪) – Hej då | Pronunciation: hey doh
“Hej då! Vi ses senare.”
Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ha det | Pronunciation: ha deh
“Ha det! Snakkes.”
Danish (🇩🇰) – Farvel | Pronunciation: far-vel
“Farvel! Vi ses i morgen.”
Finnish (🇫🇮) – Näkemiin | Pronunciation: na-keh-meen
“Näkemiin! Hyvää päivänjatkoa.”
Romanian (🇷🇴) – La revedere | Pronunciation: lah reh-veh-deh-reh
“La revedere! Pe curând.”
Czech (🇨🇿) – Sbohem | Pronunciation: sbow-hem
“Sbohem! Hodně štěstí.”
Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Viszlát | Pronunciation: vees-laht
“Viszlát! Találkozunk később.”
Greek (🇬🇷) – Αντίο | Pronunciation: ahn-DEE-oh
“Αντίο! Τα λέμε αύριο.”
Hebrew (🇮🇱) – להתראות | Pronunciation: leh-hit-rah-OHT
“להתראות! יום טוב.”
Thai (🇹🇭) – ลาก่อน | Pronunciation: laa-gon
“ลาก่อน! แล้วเจอกันใหม่”
Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Tạm biệt | Pronunciation: tahm bee-et
“Tạm biệt! Hẹn gặp lại.”
Malay (🇲🇾) – Selamat tinggal | Pronunciation: suh-lah-maht ting-gahl
“Selamat tinggal! Jaga diri.”
Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Sampai jumpa | Pronunciation: sahm-pie joom-pah
“Sampai jumpa! Sampai besok.”
Filipino (🇵🇭) – Paalam | Pronunciation: pah-ah-lahm
“Paalam! Ingat ka.”
Swahili (🇰🇪) – Kwaheri | Pronunciation: kwa-heh-ree
“Kwaheri! Tutaonana baadaye.”
Zulu (🇿🇦) – Hamba kahle | Pronunciation: hahm-bah gah-shleh
“Hamba kahle! Sizobonana maduze.”
Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Totsiens | Pronunciation: tot-seens
“Totsiens! Sien jou later.”
Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Bless | Pronunciation: bless
“Bless! Sjáumst síðar.”
Estonian (🇪🇪) – Nägemist | Pronunciation: nah-geh-mist
“Nägemist! Head aega.”
Latvian (🇱🇻) – Uz redzēšanos | Pronunciation: ooz red-zay-sha-nos
“Uz redzēšanos! Līdz rītam.”
Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Viso gero | Pronunciation: vee-so geh-roh
“Viso gero! Iki pasimatymo.”
Serbian (🇷🇸) – Zbogom | Pronunciation: zboh-gom
“Zbogom! Vidimo se.”
Croatian (🇭🇷) – Doviđenja | Pronunciation: doh-vee-jen-yah
“Doviđenja! Laku noć.”
Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Zbogom | Pronunciation: zboh-gom
“Zbogom! Sretno!”
Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Nasvidenje | Pronunciation: nahs-vee-dehn-yeh
“Nasvidenje! Se vidimo jutri.”
Slovak (🇸🇰) – Zbohom | Pronunciation: zboh-hom
“Zbohom! Maj sa krásne.”
Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mirupafshim | Pronunciation: mee-roo-pahf-sheem
“Mirupafshim! Shihemi nesër.”
Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ցտեսություն | Pronunciation: tsuh-teh-soo-tyoon
“Ցտեսություն։ Հաջողություն।”
Georgian (🇬🇪) – ნახვამდის | Pronunciation: nakh-vam-dees
“ნახვამდის! ხვალამდე.”
Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Sağ olun | Pronunciation: sah oh-loon
“Sağ olun! Hələlik.”
Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сау болыңыз | Pronunciation: sau bo-luh-niz
“Сау болыңыз! Ертең кездескенше.”
Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Xayr | Pronunciation: khayr
“Xayr! Ko‘rishguncha.”
Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кош болуңуз | Pronunciation: kosh boh-loong-oos
“Кош болуңуз! Кийинки жолугушууга чейин.”
Pashto (🇦🇫) – خداحافظ | Pronunciation: khuda-hafiz
“خداحافظ! بیا به ګورو.”
Dari (🇦🇫) – خداحافظ | Pronunciation: khuda-hafiz
“خداحافظ! تا فردا.”
Farsi / Persian (🇮🇷) – خداحافظ | Pronunciation: khuda-hafiz
“خداحافظ! بعداً می‌بینمت.”
Kurdish (🇮🇶) – Bi xatirê te | Pronunciation: bee kha-teer-eh teh
“Bi xatirê te! Êdî dîtinê.”
Nepali (🇳🇵) – बिदा | Pronunciation: bee-daa
“बिदा! फेरी भेटौँला।”
Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ආයුබෝවන් | Pronunciation: aa-yoo-bo-wan
“ආයුබෝවන්! ආයෙත් හමු වෙමු.”
Tamil (🇮🇳) – விடைபெறுகிறேன் | Pronunciation: vi-dai-pe-ru-gi-ren
“விடைபெறுகிறேன்! பிறகு பார்க்கலாம்.”
Telugu (🇮🇳) – వీడ్కోలు | Pronunciation: veed-ko-loo
“వీడ్కోలు! మళ్లీ కలుద్దాం.”
Kannada (🇮🇳) – ವಿದಾಯ | Pronunciation: vi-da-ya
“ವಿದಾಯ! ಮತ್ತೆ ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗೋಣ.”
Malayalam (🇮🇳) – വിട | Pronunciation: vi-da
“വിട! പിന്നെ കാണാം.”
Marathi (🇮🇳) – निरोप | Pronunciation: ni-roap
“निरोप घेतो! पुन्हा भेटूया.”
Gujarati (🇮🇳) – અલવિદા | Pronunciation: al-vi-da
“અલવિદા! ફરી મળ્યા.”
Punjabi (🇮🇳) – ਅਲਵਿਦਾ | Pronunciation: al-vi-da
“ਅਲਵਿਦਾ! ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ।”
Tibetan (🇨🇳) – ག་ལེ་ཕེབས | Pronunciation: gah-leh-pheb
“ག་ལེ་ཕེབས! མཇལ་ཡོད་རེད།”
Lao (🇱🇦) – ລາກ່ອນ | Pronunciation: laa-gon
“ລາກ່ອນ! ພົບກັນໃໝ່.”
Khmer (🇰🇭) – លាហើយ | Pronunciation: lea-hai
“លាហើយ! ជួបគ្នាថ្ងៃក្រោយ។”
Burmese (🇲🇲) – နုတ်ဆက်ပါတယ် | Pronunciation: note-sate-par-tal
“နုတ်ဆက်ပါတယ်။ ပြန်တွေ့မယ်။”
Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Баяртай | Pronunciation: bah-yar-tai
“Баяртай! Удахгүй уулзая.”
Maori (🇳🇿) – Haere rā | Pronunciation: ha-reh rah
“Haere rā! Ka kite anō.”
Hawaiian (🇺🇸) – Aloha | Pronunciation: ah-LOH-ha
“Aloha! Until we meet again.”