Confusing English Words – good evening / good night

بسیاری از کلمات وجود دارند که معنی یکسانی دارند، اما در واقع تعاریف و کاربردهای مختلفی دارند.
شما می خواهید درست صحبت کنید و از به کار بردن کلمات نادرست خودداری کنید، اما در مورد معنی دقیق و کاربرد هر کلمه کاملا مطمئن نیستید.
بعضی از زبان آموزان حتی به دلیل تردیدهایشان از به کار بردن کلمات خودداری می کنند!
هدف ما در این سری از پست ها روشن کردن رایج ترین کلمات گیج کننده در انگلیسی است.

good evening / good night

.Evening is the time when the sky starts to get dark – usually around 6-8 PM
.Night is the time when it is dark and people are generally sleeping

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)

Good evening, do you have a reservation? (at a restaurant)
Good evening, Tom. How are you? (to a colleague)
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen… (in a speech)

In general, “good evening” is a little more formal. Friends don’t normally say “good evening” to each other – they would say “Hi” or “What’s up?” or another informal greeting

.Say “Good night” to say “goodbye” – when you are leaving to go home. Family members also say “good night” when they are going to bed

Good night, Janet. See you tomorrow. (at work)
Good night, mom. I’m going to bed. (at home)