🇯🇵 Japanese phrases
How to say “Good evening” in Japanese
こんばんは
konbanwa
Literally: as for this eveningneutral
Used once it gets dark. As with こんにちは, the final は is pronounced "wa". It is a greeting on meeting, not a farewell.
In a sentence
こんばんは。遅くにすみません。
Konbanwa. Osoku ni sumimasen.
Good evening. Sorry to bother you so late.
More Japanese phrases
HelloこんにちはGoodbyeさようならThank youありがとうございますPleaseお願いしますSorryすみませんExcuse meすみませんYesはいNoいいえGood morningおはようございますGood nightおやすみなさいHow are you?お元気ですか？My name is…私は…ですNice to meet youはじめましてI love you好きだよI miss you会いたいHappy birthdayお誕生日おめでとうございますCheers!乾杯！Enjoy your mealいただきますWelcomeようこそCongratulationsおめでとうございますHappy New YearあけましておめでとうございますI don't understandわかりませんDo you speak English?英語を話せますか？How much is it?いくらですか？Where is the toilet?トイレはどこですか？Help!助けて！BeautifulきれいFriend友達See you laterまたね
“Good evening” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianსაღამო მშვიდობისაsaghamo mshvidobisa🇪🇸 SpanishBuenas tardesBWEH-nahs TAR-dehs🇫🇷 FrenchBonsoirbohn-SWAHR🇩🇪 GermanGuten AbendGOO-ten AH-bent🇮🇹 ItalianBuonaserabwoh-nah-SEH-rah🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseBoa noiteBOH-ah NOY-chee🇷🇺 RussianДобрый вечерdobryy vecher🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese晚上好wǎnshang hǎo🇰🇷 Korean안녕하세요annyeonghaseyo🇸🇦 Arabicمساء الخيرmasa' al-khayr🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարի երեկոbari yereko🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniAxşamınız xeyirakh-shah-muh-nuhz khey-eer🇮🇷 Persianعصر بخیرasr bekheyr🇹🇭 Thaiสวัสดีตอนเย็นsawatdi ton yen🇻🇳 VietnameseChào buổi tốichow bwoy toy🇺🇦 UkrainianДобрий вечірdobryi vechir🇷🇸 SerbianДобро вечеdobro veče🇬🇷 GreekΚαλησπέραkalispéra🇮🇱 Hebrewערב טובerev tov