🇮🇹 Italian phrases
How to say “Good evening” in Italian
Buonasera
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah
Literally: good eveningneutral
Italians start saying Buonasera from mid-afternoon, much earlier than English speakers say 'good evening'. It's used as a greeting and also when leaving.
Other ways to say it
| Italian | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buona serata | BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah | Have a nice evening | Saying goodbye in the evening |
In a sentence
Buonasera, un tavolo per due, per favore.
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah, oon TAH-voh-loh pehr DOO-eh, pehr fah-VOH-reh
Good evening, a table for two, please.
More Italian phrases
HelloCiaoGoodbyeArrivederciThank youGraziePleasePer favoreSorryScusaExcuse meScusiYesSìNoNoGood morningBuongiornoGood nightBuonanotteHow are you?Come stai?My name is…Mi chiamo…Nice to meet youPiacereI love youTi amoI miss youMi manchiHappy birthdayBuon compleannoCheersSalute!Enjoy your mealBuon appetitoWelcomeBenvenutoCongratulationsCongratulazioniHappy New YearBuon annoI don't understandNon capiscoDo you speak English?Parla inglese?How much is it?Quanto costa?Where is the toilet?Dov'è il bagno?Help!Aiuto!BeautifulBelloFriendAmicoSee you laterA dopo
“Good evening” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianსაღამო მშვიდობისაsaghamo mshvidobisa🇪🇸 SpanishBuenas tardesBWEH-nahs TAR-dehs🇫🇷 FrenchBonsoirbohn-SWAHR🇩🇪 GermanGuten AbendGOO-ten AH-bent🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseBoa noiteBOH-ah NOY-chee🇷🇺 RussianДобрый вечерdobryy vecher🇯🇵 Japaneseこんばんはkonbanwa🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese晚上好wǎnshang hǎo🇰🇷 Korean안녕하세요annyeonghaseyo🇸🇦 Arabicمساء الخيرmasa' al-khayr🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարի երեկոbari yereko🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniAxşamınız xeyirakh-shah-muh-nuhz khey-eer🇮🇷 Persianعصر بخیرasr bekheyr🇹🇭 Thaiสวัสดีตอนเย็นsawatdi ton yen🇻🇳 VietnameseChào buổi tốichow bwoy toy🇺🇦 UkrainianДобрий вечірdobryi vechir🇷🇸 SerbianДобро вечеdobro veče🇬🇷 GreekΚαλησπέραkalispéra🇮🇱 Hebrewערב טובerev tov