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How to Say ‘Enjoy the rest of your evening.’ in French

Bonne fin de soirée.

bun fan duh swah-ray

[bun fan duh swah-ray]

🇫🇷 In France: French people often say goodbye by wishing you a good rest of the time of day. Use bonne fin de journée in the afternoon and bonne soirée when parting earlier in the evening.

Phrase Breakdown

Bonne fin

bun fan

Good end

'Fin' means 'end' and has a nasal sound, roughly 'fan' without the n.

Example

Bonne fin de journée !

Have a good rest of the day!

Words in this phrase

Bonne

[bun]

good

Used to describe something pleasant or enjoyable.

Example

Dans « Une bonne soirée ? », « bonne » décrit la soirée positivement.

In “Une bonne soirée ?,” “bonne” describes the evening positively.

fin

[fan]

end

Noun: the end or finish of something.

Example

C'est la fin du service.

It's the end of the shift.

de soirée.

duh swah-ray

of the evening.

'Soirée' means evening, said 'swa-ray'. The whole phrase means 'enjoy the rest of your evening'.

Example

C'était une belle soirée.

It was a lovely evening.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

soirée

[swah-ray]

evening

Refers to the evening time or someone’s evening in a social sense.

Example

La soirée commence après cette course.

The evening begins after this ride.

Guides for French learners

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