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Feb 2024
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127: Goodnight and Good Evening in Itali...

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Learn how to greet Italians at night and in the evening and avoid these common learner mistakes!

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Today's Italian words:
Dormi bene, buonanotte! = Sleep well, goodnight!
Torno all’hotel, buonanotte! = I’m going to the hotel, goodnight!
Ieri sera = Last night (lit. yesterday evening)
Ieri sera ho mangiato una pizza buonissima! = Yesterday evening I ate a delicious pizza!
Stasera = Tonight (lit. this evening)
Notte! = Night!

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