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How to Say ‘Thank you very much, and have a good evening!’ in Italian

Grazie mille e buona serata!

GRAH-tsee-eh mee-leh eh BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah

[GRAH-tsee-eh mee-leh eh BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: buona serata is used from late afternoon on as a goodbye. buonasera is the greeting you'd use on arrival.

Phrase Breakdown

Grazie mille

GRAH-tsee-eh mee-leh

Thanks a lot

Literally 'a thousand thanks'. Pronounce the double l in 'mille' clearly.

Example

Grazie mille per l'aiuto.

Thanks a lot for the help.

Words in this phrase

Grazie

[GRAH-tsee-eh]

Thank you

Expression of gratitude.

Example

Grazie per il tuo aiuto.

Thank you for your help.

mille

[mee-leh]

thousand

Numerical value of one thousand.

Example

Ci vogliono mille punti per vincere la partita.

It takes a thousand points to win the match.

e buona serata!

eh BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah

and have a good evening!

This is a common evening goodbye. Stress: se-RA-ta.

Example

Ciao, buona serata!

Bye, have a good evening!

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

buona

[BWOH-nah]

good

Adjective meaning good; feminine singular form of buono.

Example

Hai una buona base. tecnica.

You have a good technical foundation.

serata

[seh-RAH-tah]

evening

The evening as a span of time, often used in wishes.

Example

È stata una bella serata.

It was a lovely evening.

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