buon giorno
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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Knowing Italian, he hailed peasants with a cheery "buon giorno," nodded to Italian soldiers.
From Time Magazine Archive
What would you? when he said "buon giorno" or "felicissima notte" as one passed him on the stairs it was like a bear growling; it did not sound like real Italian.
From Vestigia Vol. II. by Fleming, George
I was passing him with a "buon giorno," when he begged me for my own sake, as well as his, to keep him company.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
Paris is on the River Seine. "buon giorno": "Good day."
From Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools by Baker, Emilie Kip
The kind-hearted peasants on their way to the market raised their hats to us in passing, and I was happy that the greeting was still "buon giorno."
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
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