Good Morning in Different Languages: How to Say It in 70 Languages

Saying “good morning” is one of the simplest ways to start a conversation on a friendly note. Whether you are traveling, learning a language, chatting with international friends, or simply exploring world languages, knowing this everyday greeting can help you connect with people across cultures.

This guide shows good morning in different languages with the native phrase, an easy English pronunciation, and a practical example sentence. If you are looking for good morning in all languages, want to learn how to say good morning in different languages, or are comparing good morning translations, the table below provides 70 useful examples from around the world.

Good Morning in Different Languages: 70 Translations

The pronunciations below are simplified for English speakers. Actual pronunciation can vary by region, accent, and speaking style.

#	Language	Native phrase	Easy English pronunciation	Example sentence	English meaning
1	English	Good morning	gud MOR-ning	Good morning, Sarah!	Good morning, Sarah!
2	Spanish	Buenos días	BWEH-nos DEE-as	Buenos días, señor.	Good morning, sir.
3	French	Bonjour	bohn-ZHOOR	Bonjour, Marie!	Good morning, Marie!
4	German	Guten Morgen	GOO-ten MOR-gen	Guten Morgen, Anna!	Good morning, Anna!
5	Italian	Buongiorno	bwohn-JOR-no	Buongiorno, Marco!	Good morning, Marco!
6	Portuguese	Bom dia	bohm DEE-ah	Bom dia, amigo!	Good morning, friend!
7	Dutch	Goedemorgen	KHOOD-uh-MOR-ghun	Goedemorgen, Lisa!	Good morning, Lisa!
8	Afrikaans	Goeiemôre	KHOY-uh-MOR-uh	Goeiemôre, vriend!	Good morning, friend!
9	Swedish	God morgon	goo MOR-ron	God morgon, Anna!	Good morning, Anna!
10	Norwegian	God morgen	goo MOR-gen	God morgen, Erik!	Good morning, Erik!
11	Danish	Godmorgen	goh-MOR-en	Godmorgen, Lars!	Good morning, Lars!
12	Icelandic	Góðan morgun	GO-thahn MOR-gun	Góðan morgun, vinur!	Good morning, friend!
13	Finnish	Hyvää huomenta	HOO-vah HWOH-men-tah	Hyvää huomenta, Anna!	Good morning, Anna!
14	Estonian	Tere hommikust	TEH-reh HOM-mee-kust	Tere hommikust, Mari!	Good morning, Mari!
15	Latvian	Labrīt	lah-BREET	Labrīt, Anna!	Good morning, Anna!
16	Lithuanian	Labas rytas	LAH-bahs REE-tahs	Labas rytas, drauge!	Good morning, friend!
17	Polish	Dzień dobry	jen DOH-bri	Dzień dobry, pani!	Good morning, ma’am!
18	Czech	Dobré ráno	DOH-breh RAH-no	Dobré ráno, Petře!	Good morning, Peter!
19	Slovak	Dobré ráno	DOH-breh RAH-no	Dobré ráno, Jana!	Good morning, Jana!
20	Slovenian	Dobro jutro	DOH-broh YOO-troh	Dobro jutro, prijatelj!	Good morning, friend!
21	Croatian	Dobro jutro	DOH-broh YOO-troh	Dobro jutro, Ana!	Good morning, Ana!
22	Serbian	Dobro jutro	DOH-broh YOO-troh	Dobro jutro, Marko!	Good morning, Marko!
23	Bosnian	Dobro jutro	DOH-broh YOO-troh	Dobro jutro, prijatelju!	Good morning, friend!
24	Bulgarian	Добро утро	DOH-broh OO-troh	Добро утро, Иван!	Good morning, Ivan!
25	Macedonian	Добро утро	DOH-broh OO-troh	Добро утро, Ана!	Good morning, Ana!
26	Russian	Доброе утро	DOH-brah-ye OO-trah	Доброе утро, Анна!	Good morning, Anna!
27	Ukrainian	Доброго ранку	DOH-bro-ho RAHN-koo	Доброго ранку, Олено!	Good morning, Olena!
28	Belarusian	Добрай раніцы	DOH-bry RAH-nee-tsuh	Добрай раніцы, сябра!	Good morning, friend!
29	Greek	Καλημέρα	kah-lee-MEH-rah	Καλημέρα, Μαρία!	Good morning, Maria!
30	Albanian	Mirëmëngjes	meer-uh-MUNG-yes	Mirëmëngjes, Ana!	Good morning, Ana!
31	Romanian	Bună dimineața	BOO-nuh dee-mee-NEH-ah-tsah	Bună dimineața, Maria!	Good morning, Maria!
32	Hungarian	Jó reggelt	yoh REG-gelt	Jó reggelt, Anna!	Good morning, Anna!
33	Turkish	Günaydın	goo-NIGH-dun	Günaydın, Ayşe!	Good morning, Ayşe!
34	Maltese	Bongu	BON-goo	Bongu, ħabib!	Good morning, friend!
35	Irish	Maidin mhaith	MAD-in wah	Maidin mhaith, a chara!	Good morning, friend!
36	Welsh	Bore da	BOR-eh dah	Bore da, Carys!	Good morning, Carys!
37	Basque	Egun on	EH-goon on	Egun on, lagun!	Good morning, friend!
38	Catalan	Bon dia	bon DEE-ah	Bon dia, Maria!	Good morning, Maria!
39	Galician	Bos días	bos DEE-as	Bos días, amigo!	Good morning, friend!
40	Esperanto	Bonan matenon	boh-NAHN mah-TEH-non	Bonan matenon, amiko!	Good morning, friend!
41	Latin	Bonum mane	BOH-noom MAH-neh	Bonum mane, amice!	Good morning, friend!
42	Arabic	صباح الخير	sah-BAH al-KHAIR	صباح الخير يا صديقي!	Good morning, my friend!
43	Hebrew	בוקר טוב	BOH-ker tov	בוקר טוב, דנה!	Good morning, Dana!
44	Persian	صبح بخیر	sobh bekh-EYR	صبح بخیر، دوست من!	Good morning, my friend!
45	Urdu	صبح بخیر	subah bakhair	صبح بخیر، دوست!	Good morning, friend!
46	Hindi	सुप्रभात	soo-pruh-BHAAT	सुप्रभात, मित्र!	Good morning, friend!
47	Bengali	সুপ্রভাত	shoo-pro-BHAAT	সুপ্রভাত, বন্ধু!	Good morning, friend!
48	Punjabi	ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸਵੇਰ	shubh SAV-air	ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸਵੇਰ, ਦੋਸਤ!	Good morning, friend!
49	Gujarati	સુપ્રભાત	soo-pruh-BHAAT	સુપ્રભાત, મિત્ર!	Good morning, friend!
50	Marathi	शुभ प्रभात	shubh pruh-BHAAT	शुभ प्रभात, मित्रा!	Good morning, friend!
51	Nepali	शुभ प्रभात	shubh pruh-BHAAT	शुभ प्रभात, साथी!	Good morning, friend!
52	Sinhala	සුභ උදෑසනක්	soo-bha oo-DAE-suh-nak	සුභ උදෑසනක්, මිතුරා!	Good morning, friend!
53	Tamil	காலை வணக்கம்	KAA-lai vah-NAK-kam	காலை வணக்கம், நண்பா!	Good morning, friend!
54	Telugu	శుభోదయం	shoo-bhoh-DA-yam	శుభోదయం, మిత్రమా!	Good morning, friend!
55	Kannada	ಶುಭೋದಯ	shoo-bhoh-DA-ya	ಶುಭೋದಯ, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ!	Good morning, friend!
56	Malayalam	സുപ്രഭാതം	soo-pra-BHAH-tham	സുപ്രഭാതം, സുഹൃത്തേ!	Good morning, friend!
57	Odia	ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ	soo-pra-BHA-ta	ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ, ବନ୍ଧୁ!	Good morning, friend!
58	Assamese	সুপ্ৰভাত	soo-pro-BHAAT	সুপ্ৰভাত, বন্ধু!	Good morning, friend!
59	Mandarin Chinese	早上好	zǎo-shang hǎo	早上好，朋友！	Good morning, friend!
60	Japanese	おはようございます	oh-hah-YOH goh-zah-ee-mahs	おはようございます、田中さん。	Good morning, Mr. Tanaka.
61	Korean	좋은 아침이에요	JOH-eun ah-CHIM-ee-eh-yo	좋은 아침이에요, 친구!	Good morning, friend!
62	Vietnamese	Chào buổi sáng	chow boo-oy SAHNG	Chào buổi sáng, bạn!	Good morning, friend!
63	Thai	อรุณสวัสดิ์	ah-roon sah-WAT	อรุณสวัสดิ์ครับ เพื่อน!	Good morning, friend!
64	Indonesian	Selamat pagi	seh-LAH-maht PAH-gee	Selamat pagi, teman!	Good morning, friend!
65	Malay	Selamat pagi	seh-LAH-maht PAH-gee	Selamat pagi, kawan!	Good morning, friend!
66	Filipino	Magandang umaga	mah-gan-DAHNG oo-MAH-gah	Magandang umaga, kaibigan!	Good morning, friend!
67	Swahili	Habari za asubuhi	hah-BAH-ree zah ah-soo-BOO-hee	Habari za asubuhi, rafiki!	Good morning, friend!
68	Zulu	Sawubona ekuseni	sah-woo-BOH-nah eh-koo-SEH-nee	Sawubona ekuseni, mngane!	Good morning, friend!
69	Xhosa	Molo kusasa	MOH-loh koo-SAH-sah	Molo kusasa, mhlobo!	Good morning, friend!
70	Haitian Creole	Bonjou	bon-ZHOO	Bonjou, zanmi!	Good morning, friend!

How to Say Good Morning in Different Languages

The phrase “good morning” does not always translate word-for-word between languages. Some languages use a specific morning greeting, while others use a broader greeting that is commonly used in the morning.

For example, Buenos días is the standard Spanish morning greeting, while Bonjour is the everyday French greeting used during the morning and much of the daytime. In Japanese, おはようございます is a polite morning greeting, particularly appropriate in formal or respectful situations.

This is why learning the natural expression is usually more useful than translating the English words separately.

Good Morning Around the World

Morning greetings can reveal interesting differences in language and culture.

In many European languages, the greeting directly refers to the morning or wishes someone a good morning. Romance languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Catalan have distinctive but related expressions.

Across South Asia, expressions such as صباح بخیر, صبح بخیر, শুভ্রভাত, and शुभ प्रभात reflect the linguistic diversity of the region.

In East and Southeast Asia, morning greetings can also depend on formality and social context. Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Malay all have their own natural ways to greet someone at the start of the day.

Good Morning Translations for Travel and Conversation

Learning a local morning greeting is particularly useful when traveling. Even a simple greeting can make everyday interactions feel warmer and more respectful.

You can use these translations when:

• Greeting someone at breakfast
• Starting a conversation with a local person
• Sending a morning text message
• Writing a multilingual social media post
• Practicing a new language
• Welcoming international customers or colleagues
• Creating language-learning materials

When speaking with native speakers, pronunciation and context matter as much as the written phrase. If you are unsure about formality, listen to how local speakers use the greeting and choose the polite form in professional situations.

Good Morning in All Languages: Quick Tips

There are thousands of languages spoken around the world, so no single list can literally include every language. This collection focuses on 70 widely recognized languages and regional languages that offer useful examples of how people greet one another in the morning.

A good way to remember new translations is to connect each phrase with a person, place, or daily routine. For example, practice Buenos días when learning Spanish, Guten Morgen when studying German, or Selamat pagi when practicing Indonesian or Malay.

Repeating a greeting aloud is also helpful because written pronunciation guides can only approximate the sounds of another language.

Why Learn Good Morning in Different Languages?

Knowing a simple greeting can be more than a vocabulary exercise. It can show curiosity about another culture and make communication more welcoming.

For language learners, morning greetings are also useful beginner vocabulary because they are short, practical, and easy to practice every day. You can build a larger vocabulary by learning related phrases such as “hello,” “good afternoon,” “good evening,” “how are you,” and “have a nice day.”

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is “good morning” in the most popular languages?

Some common translations include Buenos días in Spanish, Bonjour in French, Guten Morgen in German, Buongiorno in Italian, Bom dia in Portuguese, 早上好 in Mandarin Chinese, おはようございます in Japanese, and Selamat pagi in Indonesian and Malay.

2. How do you say “good morning” in different languages?

You can use the 70-language table above to find the native phrase, an easy pronunciation guide, and an example sentence. The correct expression depends on the language and, in some cases, the level of formality.

3. What is the shortest way to say good morning in another language?

Several languages have short morning greetings. Examples include Bonjour in French, Bonjou in Haitian Creole, Bongu in Maltese, and Labrīt in Latvian.

4. Is “good morning” the same in every language?

No. Some languages have a phrase specifically associated with morning, while others use a general daytime greeting. Formality, region, and social relationship can also influence which expression sounds most natural.

5. Which good morning translation should I learn first?

Start with the language you are most likely to use. If you are traveling, learn the local greeting first. If you are studying a language, practice its standard morning expression along with its pronunciation and appropriate level of formality.

Conclusion

Learning good morning in different languages is a simple way to explore how people communicate around the world. From Buenos días and Bonjour to 早上好, おはようございます, and Selamat pagi, each greeting offers a small window into another language and culture.

Whether you need good morning in all languages for language learning, travel, communication, or curiosity, practicing these 70 phrases can help you start conversations with greater confidence and cultural awareness.