Saying good night in Italian is easy. It's Buonanonte. But talking about the night in Italy can trip you up. Why? Because in Italy, the concept of night and evening is quite different compared to in other cultures. So in this lesson, as well as learning how to say good night and good evening in Italian, we'll share tips to help you use

these kinds of expressions like a local and avoid the common mistakes learners make.

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You know how we talk about early birds and night owls in English?

In Italian we say Matinyero and Notambolo.'s me i am notambolo notamolo which comes from the word notte night i go to bed about two in the morning

and i'm mattingera, mattingera, a morning person.

Which means you go to bed very early, too early.

Let's listen to today's conversation.

How many phrases related to the night and evening can you hear?

Good night. Come, good night. How good night?

It's pretty.

Yes, but y'erri-sera we have

done the hour,

the hours,

we're finished the series at mezzanote.

And

this

sara

I

have

made

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