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How to Say ‘Good night and sleep well!’ in German

Gute Nacht und schlafen Sie gut!

goo-teh nakht oont SHLAH-fen zee goot

[goo-teh nakht oont SHLAH-fen zee goot]

Phrase Breakdown

Gute Nacht

goo-teh nakht

Good night

Said before going to bed. 'Nacht' has the throaty 'ch' sound, as in Scottish 'loch'.

Example

Gute Nacht, bis morgen!

Good night, see you tomorrow!

Words in this phrase

Gute

[goo-teh]

Good

Having positive or desirable qualities.

Example

Gute Kommunikation ist beim Netzwerken gefragt.

Good communication is required in networking.

Nacht

[nakht]

night

The nighttime period; also used in time expressions.

Example

In der Nacht ist es ruhig.

At night it is quiet.

und schlafen Sie gut!

oont SHLAH-fen zee goot

and sleep well!

'Und' links the two wishes. The formal 'Sie' comes after the verb in this command.

Example

Danke und schlafen Sie gut!

Thanks, and sleep well!

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

schlafen

[SHLAH-fen]

sleep

Verb 'schlafen', to sleep; here in a polite command with Sie.

Example

Ich schlafe acht Stunden.

I sleep eight hours.

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

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