boa noite
See also: boa-noite
Galician
Galician phrasebook
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Interjection
- good evening
- good night
- Synonym: boas noites
Further reading
- “boa noite”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Portuguese
Portuguese phrasebook
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Alternative forms
- boas noites
- boa noute (dated)
Etymology
Literally, “good night”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ ˈnoj.t͡ʃi/ [ˈbo.ɐ ˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.a ˈnoj.te/ [ˈbo.a ˈnoɪ̯.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ ˈnoj.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo(w).ɐ ˈnoj.tɨ/
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Hyphenation: bo‧a noi‧te
Interjection
- good evening (used as a greeting in the evening and night)
- Boa noite, tudo bem?
- Good evening, how are you?
- good night (a farewell said in before going to sleep)
- Boa noite, dorme bem.
- Good night, sleep well.
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Descendants
- Macanese: bô-nôte