Phrasebook

The phrasebook

Good morning in seven languages, and why we picked them. Every line links to its source, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Good morning in seven languages

Language	Good morning	Say it / rōmaji	Source
Spanish	Buenos días		[source]
French	Bonjour		[source]
German	Guten Morgen		[source]
Manx Gaelic	Moghrey mie	Say it roughly MORR-a MY.	[source]
Italian	Buongiorno		[source]
Welsh	Bore da		[source]
Japanese	おはよう（ございます）	In rōmaji: ohayoo (gozaimasu).	[source]

The Japanese is as NHK World’s Easy Japanese lesson writes it. Cambridge Dictionary also gives おはよう（ございます） for “good morning”. [source]

Manx National Heritage calls the Manx language an integral part of the Isle of Man’s national identity and cultural life. [source]
Learn Manx’s first beginner lesson starts with greetings: moghrey mie (good morning), fastyr mie (good afternoon or evening) and failt ort (welcome). [source]

In the summer 2026 GCSE exams, French, German and Spanish were the three main languages. [source]
As a share of all GCSE entries in 2026, Spanish had 2.29%, French 2.10% and German 0.57%, according to the Association for Language Learning (August 2026). [source]

GCSE entry shares change every summer. These are the 2026 figures, published in August 2026. JCQ publishes the full tables on its results data page.

Handy things for a first go at a new language: French dictionaries for children · Spanish phrase books · German flash cards · Italian phrase books · Welsh learner dictionaries · Hiragana workbooks. These are Amazon UK search links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.