Greetings and goodbyes in Valencian
8 words Valencian words on the topic “greetings and goodbyes”: hola — hi, bon dia — good morning, bona vesprada — good afternoon, bona nit — good night. 8 words can be played from recordings.
8 words on the topic
- holahithe h is silent: comes out OH-la
- bon diagood morningLiterally good day. Before a masculine noun bo shrinks to bon: bon dia, bon cafè
- bona vespradagood afternoonSaid after lunch. Vesprada is feminine, so it takes bona, not bon. A word of its own: the central norm says bona tarda
- bona nitgood nightBoth a late-evening greeting and a wish before sleep — like the Spanish buenas noches
- adéugoodbyeFrom a Déu, to God — the same road Spanish adiós traveled. The everyday parting word
- fins arasee you soonLiterally until now — a goodbye for someone you expect to see again the same day
- com estàs?how are you?Built on estar — a question about how you are right now, not about life in general
- què tal?how's it going?Literally what such. Lighter and shorter than com estàs? — it works with anyone
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Hola! Què tal el cap de setmana?Hi! How was the weekend?
- Bon dia, la fleca ja és oberta?Good morning, is the bakery already open?
- Bona vesprada, té taula per a dos?Good afternoon, do you have a table for two?
- Bona nit, fins demàGood night, see you tomorrow
- Adéu, que vagi bé!Goodbye, all the best!
- Me'n vaig. Fins ara!I'm off. See you soon!
What is worth knowing about these words
hola — hi. One word fits every occasion, exactly as in Spanish. The h is never sounded, so the word is simply OH-la
bon dia — good morning. Literally good day. Before a masculine noun bo shrinks to bon: bon dia, bon cafè
bona vesprada — good afternoon. Said after lunch. Vesprada is feminine, so it takes bona, not bon. A word of its own: the central norm says bona tarda
bona nit — good night. Both a late-evening greeting and a wish before sleep — like the Spanish buenas noches
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is hola — hi.
- What is this word?
It is què tal? — how's it going?.
- What is this word?
It is com estàs? — how are you?.
- What is this word?
It is fins ara — see you soon.
- What is this word?
It is adéu — goodbye.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “hi” in Valencian?
One word fits every occasion, exactly as in Spanish. The h is never sounded, so the word is simply OH-la
- How do you say “how's it going?” in Valencian?
Literally what such. Lighter and shorter than com estàs? — it works with anyone
- How do you say “how are you?” in Valencian?
Built on estar — a question about how you are right now, not about life in general
- How do you say “see you soon” in Valencian?
Literally until now — a goodbye for someone you expect to see again the same day
- How do you say “goodbye” in Valencian?
From a Déu, to God — the same road Spanish adiós traveled. The everyday parting word
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Every conversation starts here, and so does every first impression: say hello in the local language and you stop being a stranger in about a second.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “hi” in Valencian?
«hola». the h is silent: comes out OH-la. It is one of 8 words in the set “greetings and goodbyes” — the rest are in the table above.
How many greetings do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 8 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.
Is there audio?
Yes, 8 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.