How to Say ‘Good evening.’ in Italian
Buonasera.
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah
[bwoh-nah-SEH-rah]
🇮🇹 In Italy: [Buonasera] works well with restaurant staff from late afternoon onward and sounds politely standard. It is safer than [ciao] when you're calling or arriving at a place you don't know.
Phrase Breakdown
Buonasera
[bwoh-nah-SEH-rah]
good evening
A polite greeting used in the evening, common when arriving at a restaurant.
Buonasera, vorrei prenotare un tavolo per sabato sera.
Good evening, I would like to reserve a table for Saturday evening.
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