Significado
good night

En una frase
Ti mando un messaggio: buonanotte e sogni belli.
I’m sending you a message: good night and sweet dreams.
Hai già detto buonanotte ai bambini?
Have you already said good night to the kids?
Non dire buonanotte, resto ancora cinque minuti.
Don’t say good night, I’m staying five more minutes.
Notas de uso
- Use buonanotte when parting for sleep or at bedtime; use buona sera when greeting someone in the evening.
- Often written as one word: buonanotte. The two-word form buona notte also exists, but the single word is very common.
- It works alone as a farewell, but Italians also say dormi bene or sogni d'oro in warmer, more intimate contexts.