How to Say "Last Night" in Greek

χθες το βράδυ

chthes to vrady/xθes to ˈvraði/word by word

In Greek, 'last night' is said as χθες το βράδυ (chthes to vrady).

The phrase refers to the previous evening or night.

Meaning: previous evening or night (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of χθες (yesterday) and το βράδυ (the evening/night).

Which one should you use?

While χθες το βράδυ specifically refers to the evening/night of the previous day, χθες το πρωί is used for 'yesterday morning' and χθες το μεσημέρι for 'yesterday afternoon/midday'.

How does it change in a sentence?

The phrase functions as an adverbial of time and does not change its form based on the tense of the verb in the sentence.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is chthes to vrady. The IPA is /xθes to ˈvraði/.

Did you know?

The Greek word βράδυ and the Spanish word 'tarde' both developed from words meaning 'late' or 'slow'.
The word βράδυ was used in Byzantine Greek to describe the transition from light to dark before becoming the standard word for 'night' or 'evening'.

Examples in context

Έκανε κρύο χθες το βράδυ.
It was cold last night.
This sentence is useful for describing the weather using χθες το βράδυ.
Tatoeba #5422756 by Zeus, translation #5296449 by katalex
Αναρωτιέμαι τι έκανε ο Τομ χθες το βράδυ.
I wonder what Tom was doing last night.
This sentence is useful for asking about someone's actions using χθες το βράδυ.
Tatoeba #4751029 by pinkmpnster, translation #2538967 by CK
Ήθελα απλά να πω ένα ευχαριστώ για χθες το βράδυ.
I just wanted to say thank you for last night.
This sentence is useful for expressing gratitude regarding an event from χθες το βράδυ.
Tatoeba #4353168 by Tensai, translation #3619911 by CK
Τι έκανες χθες βράδυ;
What did you do last night?
5 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Two friends are talking about a movie they watched.

Κώστας Kostas

Είδα μια ωραία ταινία χθες το βράδυ.
Eida mia oraia tainia chthes to vradý.
I saw a great movie last night.
Αναστασία Anastasia

Πού την είδες, Κώστα;
Pou tin eides, Kósta?
Where did you see it, Kostas?
Κώστας Kostas

Την είδα στο σπίτι μου.
Tin eida sto spiti mou.
I saw it at my house.
Αναστασία Anastasia

Θέλω να τη δω κι εγώ.
Thelo na ti do ki ego.
I want to see it too.

Sources

IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (χθες, το, βράδυ) and can differ in connected speech.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries βράδυ, το, χθες, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

⭐Share⭐ to appreciate human effort 🙏

How to Say “Last Night” in Greek