How to Say "Good Afternoon" in Italian

buon pomeriggio

/ˈbwɔm po.meˈrid.d͡ʒo/

The English phrase "good afternoon" is translated into Italian as buon pomeriggio. Wiktionary also lists buongiorno.

Meaning: greeting said in the afternoon (phrase)

Ways to say it

“good afternoon” in Italian
Italian	IPA
buon pomeriggio	/ˈbwɔm po.meˈrid.d͡ʒo/
buongiorno	/ˌbwɔnˈd͡ʒor.no/ /bwonˈd͡ʒor.no/

The phrase buon pomeriggio is used to say "good afternoon" in the afternoon.

The phrase is composed of buon (good) and pomeriggio (afternoon).

While buon pomeriggio specifically targets the afternoon, buongiorno is often used as a general greeting from morning until the early afternoon.

/ˈbwɔm po.meˈrid.dʒo/. The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 1st syllable.

In many parts of Italy, the transition from a morning greeting to an afternoon greeting is not marked by a specific hour, but rather by whether or not one has eaten lunch.
The word pomeriggio is a linguistic relative of the English 'post meridiem' used in 'p.m.', both describing the time after noon.
While English speakers use 'good afternoon' as a greeting, Italians often use buon pomeriggio more frequently as a way to say 'have a good afternoon' when leaving a shop or ending a conversation.

Buon pomeriggio a tutti!
Good afternoon everybody!
This sentence shows how to address a group using buon pomeriggio.
Tatoeba #3401412 by Guybrush88, translation #5551071 by carlosalberto
Buon pomeriggio a tutti.
Good afternoon, everybody.
This sentence is a way to say "Good afternoon, everybody" using buon pomeriggio.
Tatoeba #6966884 by Guybrush88, translation #6964665 by CK
Buon pomeriggio.
Good afternoon.
This is a simple way to say "Good afternoon" using buon pomeriggio.
Tatoeba #2491622 by Guybrush88, translation #499689 by CK
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Matteo and Martina meet at a cafe in the afternoon.

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