bon vèspre, bona nuèch

Good Evening and Good Night

Level 1

One phrase is a greeting and the other is a wish for the night.

How It Works

These two phrases follow Bonjorn as the day goes on.

Phrase	When	Gender
Bon vèspre	you meet someone in the evening	vèspre is masculine, so bon
Bona nuèch	you say goodnight	nuèch is feminine, so bona

The adjective changes with the noun. This is the same rule as in un ostal nòu and una pòrta nòva. Compare the greeting of the day: bonjorn uses bon because jorn is masculine.

The dictionaries give vèspre two meanings, evening and afternoon.

Answer with the same words. Add a name if you like: Bona nuèch, Maria!

Examples (4)

Bon vèspre!
Good evening!
Bon goes with the masculine vèspre.
Bon vèspre, Pèire!
Good evening, Pèire!
Put the name after a comma.
Bona nuèch!
Good night!
Bona goes with the feminine nuèch.
Bona nuèch, Maria!
Good night, Maria!
Put the name after a comma.

How It Connects

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bon vèspre, bona nuèchLevel 1Good Evening and Good Night

Learn This First

Bon vèspre and Bona nuèch extend the greetings, so the first greetings come before them.

bonjorn, adieuHello and Goodbye
Know Bonjorn and Adieu, because Bon vèspre and Bona nuèch are the next greetings, built the same way: Bon vèspre, Pèire!
Level 1

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