Saying "Good Evening" in the Filipino Vernaculars
Regional Translations:
- Bicolano: Maray na banggi
- Cebuano/Bisaya: Maayong gabi-i
- Chabacano: Buenos noches
- Ibanag: Mapia nga gabbi nikau
- Ilocano: Naimbag nga rabi-i
- Ilonggo: Maayong gab-i
- Ivatan: Kapian ka pa nu Dios (English translation: “God bless you”)
- Kapampangan: Mayap a bengi
- Pangasinense: Maong ya labi / Labi ed sikayo
- Tagalog: Magandang gabi
- Waray: Manpay nga gab-i
See also Good morning, Good afternoon, Good night
To all our fellow Pinoys (wherever in the world you are):
If you do not find your vernacular in the list, please share with us how you would normally say “Good Evening” in your own native tongue and we’ll add it in this list. Please use the comment box below for this purpose.
Don’t forget to identify what your vernacular / native tongue is.
Good evening.
mali naman yung waray! dapat “maupay nga kulop”
mali naman yung waray! dapat “maupay nga gab-i”