बरे राती
bare rati
The English phrase "good night" translates to Konkani as बरे राती (bare rati).
This phrase is used as a farewell.
Meaning: a farewell (phrase)
How do you pronounce it?
bare rati
Did you know?
- In Goa, many Konkani speakers use the Portuguese phrase 'Boa Noite' instead of बरे राती because of the colonial history of the region.
- In many Konkani-speaking households, instead of saying a literal 'good night', people often say देव बरे करूं which means 'may God do good'.
- The word राती (rati) shares a linguistic root with the Sanskrit word रात्रि (ratri), which is also the basis for the English word 'nocturnal' via Latin.
Example conversation
Rahul and Nisha are ending their conversation before going to sleep.
- राहुल Rahulआता म्हाका निद येता.ata mhaka nid yeta.I am feeling sleepy now.
- निशा Nishaहोय, म्हाका लेगीत.hoy, mhaka legit.Yes, me too.
- राहुल Rahulबरे राती, निशा.bare rati, nisha.Good night, Nisha.
- निशा Nishaतुका लेगीत बरे राती, राहुल.tuka legit bare rati, rahul.Good night to you too, Rahul.
