𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 “𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗡 / 𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗡𝗔” 🇮🇹 In Italian, “𝗯𝘂𝗼𝗻 / 𝗯𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗮” comes from the adjective 𝗯𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗼 (good). When it is placed 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻, Italians say “buon / buona + noun”, they are not describing something. They are wishing something positive to the other person 💛 📌 Example: • Buona giornata! = I wish you a nice day • Buon viaggio! = I wish you a good trip 🔹 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘 (𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁!) “𝗕𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗼” 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻 that follows: • 𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗡 → before a masculine singular noun • 𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗡𝗔 → before a feminine singular noun 👉 The final –𝗼 / –𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 because the adjective comes 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 the noun. ✅ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗡 (𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀) • Buon giorno – Good morning / Good day • Buon appetito – Enjoy your meal • Buon compleanno – Happy birthday • Buon viaggio – Have a good trip • Buon lavoro – Have a good workday • Buon divertimento – Have fun • Buon fine settimana – Have a nice weekend • Buon Natale – Merry Christmas • Buon Anno – Happy New Year ✅ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗡𝗔 (𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀) • Buona giornata – Have a nice day • Buona sera – Good evening • Buona serata – Have a nice evening • Buona notte – Good night • Buona vacanza – Have a nice holiday • Buona Domenica – Have a nice Sunday • Buona Pasqua – Happy Easter If you’d like to learn and practice Italian in a fun and relaxed way, book a lesson with me 😊