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How to Say ‘Have a nice evening!’ in German

Einen schönen Abend noch!

EYE-nen SHUR-nen AH-bent nokh

[EYE-nen SHUR-nen AH-bent nokh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: A standard friendly goodbye on the phone or when leaving. You can reply Danke, Ihnen auch! "Thanks, you too!".

Phrase Breakdown

Einen schönen

EYE-nen SHUR-nen

a nice

This is the accusative form used in wishes. For 'ö', round your lips as if saying 'o' while you say 'e'.

Example

Einen schönen Tag!

Have a nice day!

Words in this phrase

Einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

schönen

[SHUR-nen]

nice, lovely

Form of 'schön' used before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Einen schönen Tag noch!

Have a nice day!

Abend noch!

AH-bent nokh

evening (still to come)!

'noch' makes it a friendly goodbye wish for the rest of the evening. Stress the first syllable: 'A-bend'.

Example

Schönen Abend noch!

Enjoy the rest of your evening!

Words in this phrase

Abend

[AH-bent]

evening

A noun meaning the evening; common in polite greetings at events.

Example

Am Messestand wünsche ich allen einen schönen Abend.

At the trade fair booth I wish everyone a pleasant evening.

noch

[nokh]

(for the rest of)

In farewells, wishes a good remainder of the time.

Example

Schönen Tag noch!

Have a nice rest of the day!

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