How to Say ‘Have a nice evening!’ in German
Schönen Abend noch!
SHER-nen AH-bent nokh
[SHER-nen AH-bent nokh]
💬 Usage Tip: noch here means "for the rest of", so this is "have a nice rest of your evening". It also works with other times of day: Schönen Tag noch! "Have a nice rest of your day!"
Phrase Breakdown
Schönen
[SHER-nen]
nice
An adjective used to wish someone a pleasant time.
Hab einen schönen Abend!
Have a nice evening!
Abend
[AH-bent]
evening
A noun meaning the evening; common in polite greetings at events.
Am Messestand wünsche ich allen einen schönen Abend.
At the trade fair booth I wish everyone a pleasant evening.
noch
[nokh]
still / yet (rest of)
Here 'noch' adds the sense of 'for the remaining time', as in 'enjoy the rest of your evening'.
Viel Spaß noch!
Have fun for the rest of the time!
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