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What time do you start saying good evening instead of Good afternoon?
From my understanding, “good evening” is used at around 6pm, while “good afternoon” is used for from noon time until around 6pm.
When should you say good evening?
Say “Good evening” to say “hello” after 6:00 PM. “Good evening” is commonly used at restaurants, in a professional context, and in speeches (when you speak in front of a large number of people):
Can you say good evening as a greeting?
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening are all forms of greeting, used as appropriate according to time of day (morning up to noon, afternoon from noon to around 5 or 6 pm and evening after that).
Can I say good evening at 12pm?
Either NOON – 12 o’clock at daytime – or MIDNIGHT- 12 o’clock at nighttime. It depends on whether you mean 12.00 noon or 12.00 midnight. It’s most apt and appropriate to say ‘good morning’ after midnight. After 12.00 noon it must only be ‘good afternoon’ upto, say, 17.00 hrs after which it must be ‘good evening’.
How do you greet someone at 3pm?
Usually, you say “good afternoon from 12.00 noon to 16.59. So if the time is around 2pm to 3.30pm, you say “good afternoon”. We should greet “Good Afternoon” at 12.00p.m to 4.00 p.m.
Can I say afternoon instead of good afternoon?
Yep, perfectly acceptable.
What can I say instead of good afternoon?
What is another word for good afternoon?
| greetings | hi |
|---|---|
| sup | yo |
| salutations | gidday |
| alo | bonjour |
| hallo | shalom |
What can I say instead of good evening?
Hi, pleasing eve.
Is 3pm evening or afternoon?
Early afternoon: noon-3 p.m. Mid-afternoon: 2-4 p.m. Late- afternoon: 3-6 p.m. Evening: 6-9 p.m.