buonanotte bellissima
The English phrase "good night beautiful" is translated into Italian as buonanotte bellissima.
This phrase is a romantic way to say good night to a woman.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of buonanotte (good night) and bellissima (the absolute superlative of bella, meaning "most beautiful").
Which one should you use?
The form buonanotte bellissima is used for a woman. If you were addressing a man, you would change the adjective to the masculine form buonanotte bellissimo.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
buonanotte bellissima is highly intimate and should only be used with a romantic partner or someone you are very close to.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective bellissima is in the feminine singular form to match a female recipient. In written Italian, a comma is often placed between the greeting and the term of endearment, appearing as buonanotte, bellissima.
Did you know?
- Unlike the English 'good night', which is almost exclusively used when leaving or sleeping, buonanotte is never used as a greeting upon arriving at a nighttime event.
- If you wanted to escalate the affection even further, you could replace bellissima with tesoro, which translates to 'treasure', a very common term of endearment for partners in Italy.
- The word bella appears in the famous Italian expression bella figura, which refers to the cultural importance of maintaining a positive public image.
Examples in context
- Buona notte, bella. Ti auguro sogni d'oro.Good night, beautiful. I wish you golden dreams.
- Buonanotte bellissima.Good night, beautiful.
- Sogni d'oro, buonanotte bellissima.Sweet dreams, good night beautiful.
- Ti amo, buonanotte bellissima.I love you, good night beautiful.
Example conversation
Matteo is saying good night to Giulia before she goes to sleep.
- GiuliaVado a dormire adesso.I am going to sleep now.
- MatteoBuonanotte bellissima, riposati bene.Good night beautiful, rest well.
- GiuliaGrazie, buona notte anche a te.Thank you, good night to you too.
- MatteoA domani, Giulia.Until tomorrow, Giulia.
