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On meeting
people
BUONGIORNO (in the morning) may sometimes be
substituted by the less common BUONDI’
BUON
POMERIGGIO (once unknown to Italian people, this form has entered the
language thanks to its being used on TV)
BUONASERA (late afternoon)
BUONANOTTE (after 8.00 p.m.)
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On
leaving people
ARRIVEDERLA = goodbye
ADDIO is lofty form of leave taking, with a
definite final character
BUONA GIORNATA / BUONA SERATA are forms used to
wish someone a good day or evening respectively
BUON DIVERIMENTO is used when you know that the
person you are addressing will probably spend some time enjoying
him/herself
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