good afternoon

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good afternoon

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Probably a shortening of "I wish you a good afternoon."

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  1. Canada A greeting or farewell said in the afternoon. Good afternoon everyone and thank you for coming to our special meeting today.

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phrase greeting said in the afternoon

Españolbuenas tardes
한국어안녕하세요 annyeong-haseyo, 안녕하십니까 annyeong-hasimnikka, 안녕 annyeong, 좋은 오후에요 jo'eun ohu-eyo
日本語こんにちは konnichi wa, 今日は konnichi wa
中文下午好 xiàwǔhǎo, 你好 nǐhǎo, 午安 wǔ'ān
हिन्दीनमस्ते namaste, शुभ दोपहर śubh dopahar, शुभ अपराह्न śubh aprāhn, गुड आफ़्टरनून guḍ āfṭarnūn
Kiswahilimasalkheri
Portuguêsboa tarde
Françaisbonjour, bon après-midi
Deutschguten Tag, guten Nachmittag
Italianobuon pomeriggio, buongiorno
Ελληνικάκαλό απόγευμα kaló apógevma, καλημέρα kaliméra
Românăbună ziua
Русскийдо́брый день dóbryj denʹ
العربيةمَسَاء الْخَيْر masāʔ al-ḵayr, مَسَاء النُّور masāʔ an-nūr, السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم as-salāmu ʕalaykum, نَهَارُكُم سَعِيد nahārukum saʕīd
עבריתצָהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים tsohoráyim tovím

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@misc{good_afternoon_2026,
  title = {good afternoon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20afternoon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}