How to Say Goodbye in Nepali — बिदा | KidSchooler

Q: How do you say "Goodbye" in Nepali?

You say "बिदा" — romanized as "Bidaa" and pronounced "bee-dah". A formal farewell. In everyday casual situations, most Nepalis just say 'namaste' again when leaving, or use the Hindi-borrowed 'alvida' for emotional partings.

Q: What's the cultural context for "Goodbye" in Nepal?

'Pheri bhetaunla' (फेरि भेटौंला) — 'we'll meet again' — is the warmer everyday equivalent and what locals actually say.

How to say goodbye in Nepali

Goodbye

Two friends waving farewell on a mountain trail — Unsplash / Sébastien Goldberg

बिदा

Bidaa

Pronunciation: bee-dah

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बिदा

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A formal farewell. In everyday casual situations, most Nepalis just say 'namaste' again when leaving, or use the Hindi-borrowed 'alvida' for emotional partings.

Example sentence

बिदा, भोलि भेटौंला।

Goodbye, see you tomorrow.

Bidaa, bholi bhetaunla.

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