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

Gute Nacht und schlaf gut.

GOO-teh nahkht oont shlahf goot

[GOO-teh nahkht oont shlahf goot]

Phrase Breakdown

Gute Nacht

GOO-teh nahkht

Good night

Said before going to bed. Say the 'ch' in 'Nacht' in the back of the throat, as in 'loch'.

Example

Gute Nacht, Mama!

Good night, Mom!

Words in this phrase

Gute

[GOO-teh]

good

Form of 'gut' before a feminine noun.

Example

Gute Nacht!

Good night!

Nacht

[nahkht]

night

Feminine noun; 'Gute Nacht' is said before sleeping.

Example

Die Nacht war kurz.

The night was short.

und schlaf gut.

oont shlahf goot

and sleep well.

'Schlaf' is the informal command of 'schlafen'. Say 'shlahf' with a long 'a'.

Example

Schlaf gut und träum schön.

Sleep well and sweet dreams.

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.

schlaf

[shlahf]

sleep (command)

Informal imperative of 'schlafen', to sleep.

Example

Schlaf schön!

Sleep well!

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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