🇸🇦 Arabic phrases

How to say “Good night” in Arabic

تصبح على خير

tisbah ala khayr

Literally: May you wake up to goodnessneutral

Said to a man; to a woman say tisbahi ala khayr (تصبحي على خير), to a group tisbahu. The reply is wa inta min ahlu (and you are among its people).

Other ways to say it

ArabicPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
تصبحي على خيرtisbahi ala khayrGood night (to a woman)Addressing a female listener
ليلة سعيدةlayla sa'idaHave a nice nightMore literary or written; fine on cards and messages

In a sentence

أنا ذاهب للنوم، تصبح على خير.

ana dhahib lin-nawm, tisbah ala khayr.

I'm going to bed, good night.

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