Hello / Good day in Breton
Demat
In Breton, the phrase to know first is "Demat!" (Hello! Good day!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
The everyday Breton greeting is Demat, "good day", used in the morning and through the day. Below are the greeting and the ways to say it to one person or to everyone.
Greetings
Demat!
Hello! Good day!
Used from morning onwards.
Demat d'an holl!
Hello, everyone!
To greet a room.
Demat dit!
Hello to you! (one person)
Dit is "to you" for one person you know well.
Useful words
mintin
morning
The plural is mintinioù.
About the words
Demat comes from deiz, day, and mat, good: literally "good day". TermOfis gives it as "bonjour". The Breton word for morning is mintin, from Latin mātūtīnus.
Common questions
How do you say hello or good morning in Breton?
Demat!, literally "good day".
Hello / Good day in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Breton phrases for everyday occasions
Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Geriafurch Breton dictionaries (TermOfis, Ofis Publik ar Brezhoneg)
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #923885 by dominiko, CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tatoeba: Tatoeba #428209 by dominiko, CC BY 2.0 FR
Credit: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.