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How to Say ‘Thanks a lot, have a nice day!’ in Italian

Grazie mille, buona giornata!

GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh BWOH-nah jor-NAH-tah

[GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh BWOH-nah jor-NAH-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Grazie mille,

GRAHT-syeh MEEL-leh

Thanks a lot,

Literally 'a thousand thanks'. Say GRA-tsye MEEL-le, holding the double 'l'.

Example

Grazie mille per l'aiuto.

Thanks a lot for the help.

Words in this phrase

Grazie

[GRAHT-syeh]

thank you

The standard word for thanks.

Example

Grazie per il panino.

Thanks for the sandwich.

mille

[MEEL-leh]

a thousand (in 'thanks a lot')

Literally 'thousand'; used with 'grazie' to mean 'thanks a lot' or 'many thanks'.

Example

Grazie mille per la torta di compleanno!

Thanks a lot for the birthday cake!

buona giornata!

BWOH-nah jor-NAH-tah

have a good day!

A friendly goodbye. 'Gi' sounds like English 'j': BWO-na jor-NA-ta.

Example

Arrivederci, buona giornata!

Goodbye, have a good day!

Words in this phrase

buona

[BWOH-nah]

good

Adjective meaning good; feminine singular form of buono.

Example

Hai una buona base. tecnica.

You have a good technical foundation.

giornata

[jor-NAH-tah]

day

The day as a span of time; used in 'have a good day'.

Example

È una bella giornata.

It's a beautiful day.

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