Meaning
good evening
In a sentence
Buonasera, avete un tavolo per due?
Good evening, do you have a table for two?
Ti ho detto buonasera, ma non hai risposto.
I said good evening, but you didn't answer.
Buonasera a tutti, iniziamo subito la riunione.
Good evening, everyone, let's start the meeting right away.
Usage notes
- Use buonasera from late afternoon into the evening; buongiorno is more common earlier in the day.
- It works both when arriving and when leaving, unlike English where greetings and farewells are usually different.
- Written as one word: buonasera, not buona sera in standard modern Italian.