bonne nuit à tous
The English phrase "good night everyone" is translated into French as bonne nuit à tous.
bonne nuit à tous is a phrase used to wish a group of people a good night before they go to sleep or leave for the evening.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bonne (good), nuit (night), à (to) and tous (all/everyone).
Which one should you use?
Use bonne nuit specifically when people are going to sleep or the night is ending. In contrast, use bonne soirée to wish people a pleasant evening when they are just starting their evening activities or leaving a social gathering.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Bonne nuit tout l'monde is a regional variation used in Québec.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the group being addressed consists entirely of women, you use bonne nuit à toutes instead of bonne nuit à tous.
Did you know?
- While bonne nuit is the direct translation of 'good night', saying it to someone who is not actually going to bed can be mistaken as a signal that you want them to leave your house.
- The word tous in this phrase is often pronounced with a silent 's', but when it means 'everyone', that 's' is actually heard and pronounced.
- The word à in this phrase evolved from a merger of two different Latin prepositions, ad and ab.
Examples in context
- Bonne nuit à tous !Good night, everyone!This example shows how to use bonne nuit à tous.Tatoeba #1226174 by sacredceltic, translation #1082672 by MUIRIEL
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are leaving a dinner party with other guests.
- LéaIl est tard, bonne nuit à tous !It is late, good night everyone!
- HugoMerci Léa, bonne nuit à toi aussi.Thank you Léa, good night to you too.
- LéaÀ demain, Hugo.See you tomorrow, Hugo.
- HugoÀ demain !See you tomorrow!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nuit, tous, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
