esperanza
Mar 12, 2005, 1:10 PM
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JR correctly and literally translated 'God bless', spelling and all. However, it's not as common a way of saying goodnight or goodbye as some other phrases.
Your question is more complicated than it seems on the surface. Here are a few answers.
If someone is taking leave of you, whether it is a couple leaving your home after a visit or your maid going home after a day's work or you are simply saying goodbye to a friend you've encountered at the market, what's most commonly said to the person who is leaving is, "Que le vaya bien". (May you go well.) If you are on very familiar terms with the person (or if the person is a child), you'd say, "Que te vaya bien". In the instance of two people taking leave of one another when both people are going elsewhere, one might say, "Que le (te) vaya bien" and the other might say, "Igualmente". (Same to you.)
If you have friends staying with you and they're heading off for bed, a common thing to say is just "Buenas noches". However, you will often hear people say to one person (or more), "Que duerma(n) con los angelitos" (May you sleep with the little angels--i.e., well).
There's a lot more, but that will keep you going for a long while.
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(This post was edited by esperanza on Mar 12, 2005, 1:11 PM)
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