Struggling to say so long? While we can’t make letting go or leaving home any easier, we can teach you how to say goodbye in 29 different languages.
While some of them will be easier to learn than others, whether you’re looking to say ‘farewell’ in French, ‘goodbye’ in Japanese, or ‘see you later, alligator’ in Turkish, we’ve got you covered.
Here’s how to say goodbye in 29 different languages
1. Arabic
Say “goodbye” (formal):
إلى اللقاء
Say “bye” (informal):
الوداع
Say “see you soon”:
سأراك لاحقًا
2. Bengali
Say “goodbye” (formal): আসি, চলি।
Say “bye” (informal): টাটা
Say “see you soon”: আবার দেখা হবে / শিঘ্রই দেখা হবে
3. Burmese
Say “goodbye” (formal): နှုတ်ဆက်ပါတယ်
Say “bye” (informal): ဘိုင်
Say “see you soon”: ပြန်တွေ့ကြမယ်
4. Chinese
Say “goodbye” (formal): 再见
Say “bye” (informal): 拜拜
Say “see you soon”: 待会儿见
5. Czech
Say “goodbye” (formal): na shledanou
Say “bye” (informal): nashle
Say “see you soon”: zatím
6. Dutch
Say “goodbye” (formal): Tot ziens
Say “bye” (informal): Doei
Say “see you soon”: Tot snel
7. Ways to say goodbye in English
There are many creative ways to say goodbye in English. For example…
- Goodbye
- Bye
- See you later
- Farewell
- Ta-ta
- Later, skater
- Anon!
Up for a challenge?
From here on, some of the goodbyes are in languages that are a bit harder to learn, but they’re also some of the best languages to learn. And we know you can do it, because we see learners master tricky languages on Busuu every day!
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8. French
Say “goodbye”: Au revoir
Say “see you soon”: À bientôt/À plus
9. German
Say “goodbye” (formal): Auf Wiedersehen
Say “bye” (informal): Tschüss
Say “see you soon”: Bis bald
10. Greek
Say “goodbye” (formal): γεια σου
Say “bye” (informal): γεια
Say “see you soon”: τα λέμε σύντομα
11. Hindi (Sanskritised Hindustani)
Say “goodbye” (formal): अलविदा
Say “bye” (informal): बाय
Say “see you soon”: फिर मिलते हैं (Literal meaning: will meet again)
12. Hungarian
Say “goodbye” (formal): Viszontlátásra!
Say “bye” (informal): Szia!
13. Igbo
Say “goodbye” (formal): Gàa nke ọma
Say “bye” or “see you soon”: Gàanụ
14. Indonesian
Say “goodbye” (formal): Selamat tinggal
Say “bye” (informal): Dah
Say “see you soon”: Sampai bertemu lagi/sampai jumpa
15. Italian
Say “goodbye” (formal): Arrivederci
Say “bye” (informal): Ciao
Say “see you soon”: Ci vediamo
16. Japanese
Say “goodbye” (formal): さようなら
Say “bye” (informal): バイバイ
Say “see you soon”: また会いましょう / じゃあね
17. Korean
Say “goodbye” (formal): 안녕히 계세요
Say “bye” (informal): 안녕
Say “see you soon”: 나중에 또 보자 / 잘 가
18. Malay
Say “goodbye” (formal): Selamat tinggal
Say “bye” (informal): Pergi dulu ya
Say “see you soon”: Jumpa lagi nanti
19. Persian (Iranian Persian or Farsi)
Say “goodbye”:
خداحافظ
Say “see you soon”:
بهزودی میبینمتون/ بهزودی میبینمت
21. Polish
Say “goodbye” (formal): Do widzenia
Say “bye” (informal): Pa
Say “see you soon”: Do zobaczenia wkrótce / Na razie
22. Portuguese (Brazilian)
Say “goodbye” (formal): Adeus
Say “bye” (informal): Tchau
Say “see you soon”: Até logo / Até mais
23. Russian
Say “goodbye” (formal): До свидания
Say “bye” (informal): Увидимся
Say “see you soon”: Пока
24. Spanish
Say “goodbye” (formal): Adiós
Say “bye” (informal): Hasta luego
Say “see you soon”: Nos vemos
25. Tagalog
Say “goodbye” (formal): Paalam
Say “bye” (informal): Babay
Say “see you soon”: Kita-kits (Note: very informal, bordering on slang)
26. Thai
Say “goodbye” (formal): ลาก่อน
Say “bye” (informal): บ๊ายบาย
Say “see you soon”: แล้วเจอกัน
27. Turkish
Say “goodbye” (formal): Hoşça kalın
Say “bye” (informal): Bay bay
Say “see you soon”: Görüşürüz
28. Ukrainian
Say “goodbye” (formal): До побачення
Say “bye” (informal): Бувайте
Say “see you soon”: Побачимося / До скорого
29. Vietnamese
Say “goodbye”: Tạm biệt
Say “see you soon”: Hẹn gặp lại
Now you know how to say goodbye in different languages
How do you feel – ready to bid farewell? Say adieu? Well, maybe we should just stick with ‘see you later.’
Or, how about we keep this learning train going?
You can learn all sorts of greetings – and so much more – when you learn a language on Busuu.
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