Dutch Greetings: Hellos and Goodbyes
Learning the popular greetings in the languages you wish to speak is always worth doing. After all, how else are you going to greet the people you meet in their native language if you don't know a few useful phrases for saying hello? Look below for several translations of simple Dutch greetings which might prove useful during a trip to the Netherlands.
The greetings include a variety of ways for saying hello and goodbye, plus offers some time-sensitive translations like good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night for good measure. By scrolling down, you'll also learn useful phrases like see you later and see you soon.
Greetings in Dutch:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to Dutch.
Ways of Saying Hello in Dutch
Because saying hello in Dutch will be very handy when starting conversations.
Hallo ➔ Hello
Hoi ➔ Hello (informal)
Hé, alles goed? ➔ Hey, how are things?
Dag ➔ Hi (lit. day, but means hi / good day)
Goedendag ➔ Hello (lit. good day)
Goedendag, hoe gaat het met u? ➔ Good day, how are you?
Time-Specific Dutch Greetings
Needing to say good morning in Dutch? How about good afternoon?
Goedemorgen ➔ Good morning (used from 6am to noon)
Goedemiddag ➔ Good afternoon (used from noon to 6pm)
Goedenavond ➔ Good evening (used from 6pm to midnight)
Goedenacht ➔ Good night (used from midnight to 6am)
How to Say Goodbye in Dutch
Eventually it will be time to say goodbye in Dutch...
Doei ➔ Bye
Ik zie je later. ➔ I'll see you later.
Tot ziens! ➔ See you later!
Tot zo. ➔ See you soon. (usually later that day)
Vaarwel ➔ Farewell
*Dutch greetings last updated: January 2, 2025.
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