"Buonasera ragazze"

Translation: Good evening girls

[jeporcher]

Here is a more easily identifiable pronunciation of 'buonasera' http://www.forvo.com/word/buonasera/

[mercedes]

thanks jerporcher here is not particularly clear!

[Duomail]

does this site require to be registered or just i can't play sounds on this site?

[TommyOl]

Buonasera is totaly not pronouced like that

[jessicaannbooth]

Is it just me, or does ragazze sound just like ragazzi? There are no markers in this sentence to distinguish, either.

[aussie97]

Yes, I agree! It totally sounded like ragazzi to me!

[CatherineK153278]

I have just had two sentences the same except one was girls and the other boys. I could not hear any difference between the two. I had a 50/50 chance of typing the correct word.

[noelledford]

This could also work as 'Good night girls'

[LilEevee10]

Buonanotte is good night. Buonasera is good evening

[spanishdaisy08]

why is "buonasera" one word...I thought it was two: "buona sera" like "buona notte"

[Maxiimumr]

Because "buonasera" is just a welcome - "Good evening". U don't say usually.. i don't now.. um. "well evening" or something like this. It's just "good evening". And in Italian it's a one word. :D But ""Buona notte" it's more like "Sleep well", "Good night", and it's just made up of tho words - an adjective and the word "notte"..

tl;dr : Deal with it, u have to remember that "buonasera" is a one word, and "buona notte" is made up of two words.. :D

[andoake]

Pretty sure that 'Buonasera' should be two words and not one

[jasonmflynn]

Just a quick punctuation question: In Italian, ought one to place a comma between 'Buonasera' and 'ragazze' since the speaker/writer is addressing the girls, just as in English?

Good evening, girls!
Buonasera, ragazze!

[f.formica]

Yes, one ought to since the two nouns aren't tied by any sentence element (no conjugation and no verb); but a comma represents a tiny stop in speech, so many modern writers leave it out to imply no such stop is made (as often happens with these common idioms).

[jasonmflynn]

Thanks! I really appreciate all the help you've provided so far!

[LilEevee10]

Also, my italian mother says buonanotte can be two words or one.

[ninarojo]

If I put le ragazze, I get it wrong, and in other sentences if I leave it out I get it wrong... Is there a steadfast rule??

[mfuentes88]

I thought bambina was girl and ragazza was young lady or teenage girl?