good afternoon in Esperanto

“Good afternoon” in Esperanto is usually Bonan tagon! (BOH-nahn TAH-gohn), literally “a good day”, which covers the whole daytime. A more literal version is Bonan posttagmezon! (post- “after” + tagmezo “noon”). Both end in -n because the greeting is short for “(I wish you) a good afternoon”.

Other ways to say it

• Bonan posttagmezon!Good afternoon! (literally)
• Saluton!Hello! (works at any time of day)
• Bonan posttagmezon al ĉiuj.Good afternoon, everyone.

How to reply

• Bonan tagon!Good afternoon! (say it back)

Example sentences

• Bonan tagon, Tomo!Good afternoon, Tom!
• Mi deziras al vi bonan posttagmezon.I hope you have a good afternoon.

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