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How to Say ‘Talk soon, and have a good evening.’ in Italian

A presto e buona serata.

ah PREHS-toh eh BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah

[ah PREHS-toh eh BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: buona serata wishes someone a good evening ahead, so it's for saying goodbye, while buonasera "good evening" is the hello. Same pattern: buongiorno "good morning" greets, buona giornata "have a good day" sends off.

Phrase Breakdown

A presto

ah PREHS-toh

See you soon

A common goodbye. Say it as one unit: a-PRE-sto.

Example

Ciao, a presto!

Bye, see you soon!

Words in this phrase

[ah]

see you; until

A preposition used in time expressions like farewells, especially in fixed phrases such as A presto.

Example

A presto è un modo cordiale per chiudere un messaggio professionale.

A presto is a friendly way to close a professional message.

presto

[PREHS-toh]

soon

An adverb meaning in a short time; often used in farewells.

Example

Spero di risentirti presto dopo il nostro incontro al networking event.

I hope to hear from you soon after our meeting at the networking event.

e buona serata.

eh BWOH-nah seh-RAH-tah

and have a good evening.

'Buona serata' wishes someone a pleasant evening. Stress: BWO-na se-RA-ta.

Example

Grazie e buona serata.

Thank you and 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 whole evening as a span of time or event.

Example

Abbiamo passato una bella serata.

We had a lovely evening.

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