Wondering how to say goodbye in Latin?
This post teaches you some essential phrases including goodbye, bye, farewell and more!
Hopefully you’ll leave this page knowing some essential Latin words and phrases.
How to Say Goodbye in Latin
If you want to say goodbye in Latin then you can do so with the following phrases.
Click on the Latin word to hear the pronunciation. I’ve included these links where possible.
- Goodbye (speaking to 1 person) – Vale (Wah-ley)
The word vale is used to say goodbye or bye in Latin. Literally vale means ‘be well’ but it is used to say goodbye.
Note: In Latin, a ‘v’ is pronounced like a ‘w’ sound.
- Goodbye (speaking to multiple people) – Valete (Wah-ley-teh)
If you’re speaking to a group of people or more than 1 person, use valete to say goodbye instead.
- Goodbye (speaking to 1 person) – Valeas (Wah-ley-as)
This is an alternative way to say goodbye in Latin to 1 person. This version literally means ‘may you be well’.
- Goodbye (speaking to multiple people) – Valeatis (Wah-ley-ah-tis)
This is an alternative way to say goodbye to a group of people. Again it literally means ‘may you be well’.
- Hail and farewell – Ave atque vale (Ah-wey at-kweh wah-ley)
This is a really well known way to say goodbye in Latin.
- See you soon – In proximum (In prox-ee-mum)
This phrase can be used to say ‘see you soon’ in Latin. Literally, it means ‘until a near time’.
- May you be as well as possible – Valeas quam optime (Vah-ley-as kwam op-tee-me)
This is an alternative way to say goodbye in Latin.
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Hopefully you now know how to say goodbye in Latin and also how to say farewell and see you soon in Latin.
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