Saying goodbye is a small yet significant part of every conversation.
Whether you’re leaving a meeting, ending a phone call, or parting ways with a friend, saying “bye” helps bring closure with kindness.
Around the world, people say goodbye in many beautiful and culturally rich ways.
In this article, you’ll learn how to say “bye” in 70 different languages, complete with pronunciations and simple example sentences.
Translations of “Bye” in Different Languages
- English – Bye (bye)
Bye! See you tomorrow. - Spanish – Adiós (ah-dee-OHS)
Adiós, amigo. - French – Au revoir (oh ruh-VWAHR)
Au revoir, à bientôt ! - German – Tschüss (choos)
Tschüss! Bis später. - Italian – Ciao (chow)
Ciao, a presto! - Portuguese – Tchau (chow)
Tchau, até logo! - Dutch – Dag (dahkh)
Dag! Tot ziens. - Swedish – Hej då (hey doh)
Hej då, vi ses. - Norwegian – Ha det (hah deh)
Ha det bra! - Danish – Farvel (far-VEL)
Farvel og tak. - Finnish – Hei hei (hey hey)
Hei hei, nähdään! - Estonian – Nägemist (NAH-geh-mist)
- Latvian – Uz redzēšanos (ooz red-ZAY-sha-nos)
- Lithuanian – Viso gero (VEE-so GEH-ro)
- Polish – Do widzenia (doh veed-ZEN-yah)
- Czech – Nashledanou (nah-skhleh-DAH-noh)
- Slovak – Zbohom (ZBOH-hom)
- Hungarian – Viszlát (VEES-laht)
- Romanian – La revedere (lah reh-veh-DEH-reh)
- Greek – Αντίο (ahn-DEE-oh)
- Russian – Пока (pah-KAH)
- Ukrainian – Бувай (boo-VAI)
- Belarusian – Бывай (by-VAI)
- Bulgarian – Довиждане (do-VEESH-da-neh)
- Serbian – Збогом (ZBO-gom)
- Croatian – Zbogom (ZBO-gom)
- Slovenian – Adijo (ah-DEE-yoh)
- Bosnian – Zbogom (ZBO-gom)
- Macedonian – Чао (chao)
- Albanian – Mirupafshim (mee-roo-PAHF-sheem)
- Turkish – Hoşçakal (hosh-CHA-kahl)
- Arabic – وداعاً (wada’an)
- Hebrew – להתראות (leh-hit-ra-OT)
- Persian (Farsi) – خداحافظ (kho-DAH-ha-fez)
- Hindi – अलविदा (al-vi-DA)
- Urdu – خدا حافظ (khuda haafiz)
- Bengali – বিদায় (bi-da-yee)
- Punjabi – ਅਲਵਿਦਾ (al-vi-da)
- Gujarati – અલવિદા (al-vi-da)
- Marathi – निरोप घे (ni-rop ghe)
- Tamil – வணக்கம் / போய் வா (va-na-kam / poy va)
- Telugu – వీడ్కోలు (veed-koh-loo)
- Kannada – ವಿದಾಯ (vi-da-ya)
- Malayalam – വിട (vi-da)
- Sinhala – ගිහින් එන්නම් (gihin ennang)
- Thai – ลาก่อน (laa-gòn)
- Lao – ລາກ່ອນ (laa-kon)
- Vietnamese – Tạm biệt (tahm byeet)
- Khmer – លាហើយ (lee-ah haoy)
- Chinese (Mandarin) – 再见 (zài jiàn)
- Japanese – さようなら (sa-yo-o-na-ra)
- Korean – 안녕히 가세요 (annyeong-hi ga-se-yo)
- Mongolian – Баяртай (ba-YAR-tai)
- Tibetan – ག་ལེར་ཕེབས (ka-le phep)
- Malay – Selamat tinggal (seh-LAH-mat ting-gal)
- Indonesian – Sampai jumpa (sam-pai JOOM-pah)
- Filipino (Tagalog) – Paalam (pa-AH-lam)
- Hawaiian – Aloha (ah-LO-ha)
- Samoan – Tofa (toh-fah)
- Maori – Haere rā (hae-reh rah)
- Swahili – Kwa heri (kwa HEH-ree)
- Zulu – Hamba kahle (HAM-ba GAH-shleh)
- Xhosa – Sala kakuhle (SAH-lah kah-KOOH-leh)
- Yoruba – O dabo (oh DAH-boh)
- Igbo – Ka ọ dị (kah oh dee)
- Hausa – Sai an jima (sai an JEE-mah)
- Amharic – ደህና ሁን (dehna hun)
- Somali – Nabad gelyo (nah-bahd GEL-yo)
- Afrikaans – Totsiens (tot-SEENS)
- Esperanto – Ĝis revido (jees reh-VEE-doh)
💬 Final Thought
Saying goodbye is more than just a word—it’s a moment of gratitude, respect, or love. Learning how to say “bye” in different languages can open the door to cross-cultural understanding and friendly goodbyes around the globe. Whether you’re chatting with friends from afar or traveling to new places, these 70 translations help you leave with kindness, wherever you go.
“A simple goodbye can be the start of a beautiful reunion.”
