How to Say "Good Health" in Italian

buona salute

The English phrase "good health" is translated into Italian as buona salute.

buona salute refers to a state of being free from illness or injury.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the adjective buona (good) and the noun salute (health).

The word salute can mean both "health" in a medical context and the greeting used for "health!" or "bless you!" when someone sneezes.

Because salute is a feminine singular noun, the adjective buono must take the feminine singular form buona.

When toasting, you can use the informal phrase Alla tua salute to mean "to your health".

The English word 'salute' as a military gesture is a distant relative of salute, as both originate from the Latin greeting of wishing someone health.
In historical Italian literature, 'salute' was often used as a synonym for 'salvation', linking a person's physical well-being to their spiritual state.
The noun salute is also the root for the word salutare, which means 'to greet', making your health and your greetings linguistically inseparable in Italian.

È in buona salute, vero?
He's in good health, isn't he?
This example shows how to ask for confirmation regarding someone's health using buona salute.
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Il padre è in buona salute.
The father is in good health.
This sentence describes someone being in a state of buona salute.
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Invidio la tua buona salute.
I envy your good health.
This sentence expresses envy of someone's buona salute.
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