Phrase guide

bon voyage

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌbɒn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/
  • /ˌbɒn vɔɪˈɑːʒ/
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1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to wish someone a good journey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: send-off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: farewell, word of farewell

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French bon voyage (“bon voyage, (have a) good journey”), from bon (“good”) + voyage (“journey”).

Across languages

Translations

124 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: veilige reis — wish of good journey
  • Afrikaans: voorspoedige reis — wish of good journey
  • Albanian: rrugë të mbarë — wish of good journey
  • Albanian: udhë të mbarë — wish of good journey
  • Amharic: ምልካም ጉዞ (məlkam guzo) — wish of good journey
  • Arabic: رِحْلَة سَعِيدَة (riḥla saʕīda) — wish of good journey
  • Arabic: رِحْلَة مُوَفَّقَة (riḥla muwaffaqa) — wish of good journey
  • Arabic: الله يوصلك على خير (allah ywaṣṣlak ʕla ḵīr) — wish of good journey
  • Arabic: طريق السلامة (ṭrīq es-slāma, ṭrīq es-salāma) — wish of good journey
  • Armenian: բարի ճանապարհ (bari čanaparh) — wish of good journey
  • Azerbaijani: yaxşı yol — wish of good journey
  • Basque: bidaia on — wish of good journey
  • Belarusian: до́брай даро́гі (dóbraj daróhi) — wish of good journey
  • Bengali: শ্তভযাত্রা (śtobhojatra) — wish of good journey
  • Bulgarian: на до́бър път (na dóbǎr pǎt) — wish of good journey
  • Carpathian Rusyn: щастли́ву путь (ščastlývu putʹ) — wish of good journey
  • Catalan: bon viatge — wish of good journey
  • Chinese Cantonese: 一路平安 (jat1 lou6 ping4 on1) — wish of good journey
  • Chinese Cantonese: 一路順風 /一路顺风 (jat1 lou6 seon6 fung1) — wish of good journey
  • Chinese: 順風 /顺风 (shùnfēng) — wish of good journey
  • Chinese: 祝你旅途平安 (chiok lí lútô͘ pêngan) — wish of good journey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一路平安 (yīlùpíng'ān) — wish of good journey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一路順風 /一路顺风 (yīlùshùnfēng) — wish of good journey
  • Czech: šťastnou cestu — wish of good journey
  • Danish: god rejse — wish of good journey
  • Dutch: goede reis — wish of good journey
  • Esperanto: bonan vojaĝon — wish of good journey
  • Estonian: head teed — wish of good journey
  • Estonian: head reisi — wish of good journey
  • Faroese: góða ferð — wish of good journey
  • Finnish: hyvää matkaa — wish of good journey
  • French: bon voyage — wish of good journey
  • Galician: boa viaxe — wish of good journey
  • Galician: leva boa andanza — wish of good journey
  • Georgian: კეთილ მგზავრობას გისურვებთ (ḳetil mgzavrobas gisurvebt) — wish of good journey
  • German: gute Reise — wish of good journey
  • German: gute Fahrt — wish of good journey
  • Greek: καλό ταξίδι (kaló taxídi) — wish of good journey
  • Hebrew: נסיעה טובה (nesi'á tová) — wish of good journey
  • Hebrew: דרך צלחה (derekh tsleha) — wish of good journey
  • Hindi: शुभ यात्रा (śubh yātrā) — wish of good journey
  • Hungarian: jó utat — wish of good journey
  • Hungarian: jó utat kívánok — wish of good journey
  • Icelandic: góða ferð — wish of good journey
  • Ido: bona voyajo — wish of good journey
  • Indonesian: selamat jalan — wish of good journey
  • Ingrian: hyvvää matkaa — wish of good journey
  • Irish: go n-éirí an bóthar leat — wish of good journey
  • Irish: go n-éirí an bóthar libh — wish of good journey
  • Italian: buon viaggio — wish of good journey
  • Jamaican Creole: cool runnings — wish of good journey
  • Japanese: どうぞご無事で (dōzo gobuji de) — wish of good journey
  • Japanese: 道中ご無事で (dōchū gobuji de) — wish of good journey
  • Japanese: ご機嫌よう (gokigen yō) — wish of good journey
  • Japanese: よい旅を (yoi tabi o) — wish of good journey
  • Kannada: ಶುಭ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ (śubha prayāṇa) — wish of good journey
  • Kazakh: жолыңыз болсын (jolyñyz bolsyn) — wish of good journey
  • Khmer: សុយាត្រា (soyiətraa) — wish of good journey
  • Korean: 여행 잘 다녀 오십시오 (yeohaeng jal danyeo osipsio) — wish of good journey
  • Korean: 여행 잘 다녀 오세요 (yeohaeng jal danyeo oseyo) — wish of good journey
  • Korean: 좋은 여행 되십시오 (jo'eun yeohaeng doesipsio) — wish of good journey
  • Korean: 좋은 여행 되세요 (jo'eun yeohaeng doeseyo) — wish of good journey
  • Ladino: kaminos de leche i miel — wish of good journey
  • Latin: bonum cursum — wish of good journey
  • Latvian: laimīgu ceļu — wish of good journey
  • Lithuanian: laimingos kelionės — wish of good journey
  • Lithuanian: geros kelionė — wish of good journey
  • Macedonian: среќен пат (sreḱen pat) — wish of good journey
  • Malagasy: soava dia — wish of good journey
  • Malay: selamat jalan — wish of good journey
  • Maltese: il-vjaġġ it-tajjeb — wish of good journey
  • Mòcheno: guata roas — wish of good journey
  • Mongolian: сайн яваарай (sajn javaaraj) — wish of good journey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: god reise — wish of good journey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: god tur — wish of good journey
  • Pannonian Rusyn: щешлїву драгу (ščešljivu drahu) — wish of good journey
  • Iranian Persian: سَفَر بِخِیْر (safar be-xeyr) — wish of good journey
  • Iranian Persian: بهِ سَلامَت (be salâmat) — wish of good journey
  • Polish: szczęśliwej podróży — wish of good journey
  • Polish: szczęśliwej drogi — wish of good journey
  • Polish: szerokiej drogi — wish of good journey
  • Polish: z Bogiem — wish of good journey
  • Portuguese: boa viagem — wish of good journey
  • Romani: laćho drom — wish of good journey
  • Romanian: călătorie plăcută — wish of good journey
  • Romanian: drum bun — wish of good journey
  • Russian: до́брого пути́ (dóbrovo putí) — wish of good journey
  • Russian: счастли́вого пути́ (sčastlívovo putí) — wish of good journey
  • Russian: колесом дорога (kolesom doroga) — wish of good journey
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas math dhut — wish of good journey
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas math leat — wish of good journey
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas math dhuibh — wish of good journey
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas math leibh — wish of good journey
  • Serbo-Croatian: срећан пут — wish of good journey
  • Serbo-Croatian: сретан пут — wish of good journey
  • Serbo-Croatian: srećan put — wish of good journey
  • Serbo-Croatian: sretan put — wish of good journey
  • Sinhalese: සුබ ගමන් (suba gaman) — wish of good journey
  • Slovak: šťastnú cestu — wish of good journey
  • Slovene: srečno pot — wish of good journey
  • Spanish: buen viaje — wish of good journey
  • Spanish: feliz viaje — wish of good journey
  • Swahili: safari njema — wish of good journey
  • Swedish: trevlig resa — wish of good journey
  • Swedish: lycklig resa — wish of good journey
  • Swedish: kom väl hem — wish of good journey
  • Tagalog: maligayang paglalakbáy — wish of good journey
  • Tajik: роҳи сафед — wish of good journey
  • Tamil: இனிய பயணம் தொடரட்டும் (iṉiya payaṇam toṭaraṭṭum) — wish of good journey
  • Telugu: శుభ ప్రయాణం (śubha prayāṇaṁ) — wish of good journey
  • Thai: ขอให้เดินทางโดยสวัสดิภาพ (kɔ̌ɔ-hâi dəən-taang dooi sà-wàt-dì-pâap) — wish of good journey
  • Thai: เดินทางอย่างปลอดภัย (dəən-taang yàang bplɔ̀ɔt-pai) — wish of good journey
  • Turkish: iyi yolculuklar — wish of good journey
  • Turkish: güle, güle — wish of good journey
  • Ukrainian: щасли́вої доро́ги (ščaslývoji doróhy) — wish of good journey
  • Urdu: آپ کا سَفَر اَچّھا گُزْرے (āp kā safar acchā guzre) — wish of good journey
  • Urdu: سَفَر بَخَیر (safar baxair) — wish of good journey
  • Uyghur: سىزگە ئاق يول بولسۇن (sizge aq yol bolsun) — wish of good journey
  • Uyghur: سىزگە ئاق يول تىلەيمەن (sizge aq yol tileymen) — wish of good journey
  • Uzbek: oq yoʻl — wish of good journey
  • Vietnamese: lên đường bình an — wish of good journey
  • Walloon: bon voyaedje — wish of good journey
  • Welsh: rhwydd hynt — wish of good journey
  • Yiddish: אַ גליקלעכע רײַזע (a gliklekhe rayze) — wish of good journey