Hello, please this baffles me as I wonder why most people greet one another 'good evening' when it is dusk (5pm or 6pm) and also when the night finally comes(7pm).

Anybody to explain that better is there any correlation between those two words? If yes, why? Cos dusk is still a bit of day

its either good morning, good afternoon or good evening....and to many people, 5pm is early evening so they just use good evening (as they cant use the 2 others).

All na greetings... That Why white people greet like this... Good day or Hello, How are you doing... Naija we too dey greet

My evening starts from 4pm..
5pm good evening. 8pm good night..

It's slways good evening with people even when the evening is bad.

MrBrownJay1:
its either good morning, good afternoon or good evening....and to many people, 5pm is early evening so they just use good evening (as they cant use the 2 others).

Thanks, that means we take the English word usage like that for the three..either morning, afternoon or night

internationalman:
It's slways good evening with people even when the evening is bad.

Lol

leunseyis:
All na greetings... That Why white people greet like this... Good day or Hello, How are you doing... Naija we too dey great

Think this will be a better a way of greeting with no much thought cracking one's brain

Bjteensdes24:


Thanks, that means we take the English word usage like that for the three..either morning, afternoon or night

no just in early evening... because at 4pm you would still say "good afternoon"

Crixxx:
My evening starts from 4pm

4:00pm is still considered as afternoon.

The evening starts from 5:00pm.

uboma:



4:00pm is still considered as afternoon.

The evening starts from 5:00pm.

wrong!! Is ur dads name Wong Fe Hong??

Technically, there's no difference.
Evening starts by 4:0 pm and ends by 9:0pm. Saying good evening by 5 & 8 is right.

leunseyis:
All na greetings... That Why white people greet like this... Good day or Hello, How are you doing... Naija we too dey great

abi oo.. highest thing oyinbo go talk na good morning, hello, hey, hi.. especially Americans. but for here, we go sha one show say we go school even some go dey argue English with airtel free basic oo

seanwilliam:
abi oo.. highest thing oyinbo go talk na good morning, hello, hey, hi.. especially Americans. but for here, we go sha one show say we go school even some go dey argue English with airtel free basic oo

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dangoteinlaw:
wrong!! Ia ur dads name Wong Fe Hong??

I hope the information below will be helpful.

@op evening starts from 6pm so you definitely know when afternoon ends

Just say...bros me hail o...

Bjteensdes24:
Hello, please this baffles me as I wonder why most people greet one another 'good evening' when it is dusk (5pm or 6pm) and also when the night finally comes(7pm). Anybody to explain that better is there any correlation between those two words? If yes, why? Cos dusk is still a bit of day

12pm to 5:30 is afternoon evening start properly from 6pm to 9pm while the rest is night till 4:59am.

leunseyis:
All na greetings... That Why white people greet like this... Good day or Hello, How are you doing... Naija we too dey great

Lol I swear too much. We go greet one person in the morning, afternoon, evening and night. If u don't greet they will say u dnt have respect

Once its 8pm I don't greet nobody. No matter who u are.

Good evening is used from 5-6pm to 11:59 pm.. Because saying good night indirectly means 'good bye'.. Imagine you want to discus something with someone at 9pm but you start with good night the other person may get confused coz you're mostly expected to go after saying 'good night'

Na wa oh

Some Caribbean countries say "Good night" as a greeting for night time and not necessarily as a farewell.

That is why I love my Yoruba language.
Good evening is "E Ku irole o " .

8pm greeting na "E kaale o ".

5pm-8pm is early in d Evening. 10pm-12pm is late in d evening.

Masonkaycares:
@op evening starts from 6pm so you definitely know when afternoon ends

Maybe to you but I think it starts by 5pm

hardewaih:
Good evening is used from 5-6pm to 11:59 pm.. Because saying good night indirectly means 'good bye'.. Imagine you want to discus something with someone at 9pm but you start with good night the other person may get confused coz you're mostly expected to go after saying 'good night'

Yea..that's why 'good night' can't be used unnecessarily. The person will be flabbergasted seeing one greet him goodnight as a formal way of greeting

dayleke:
Some Caribbean countries say "Good night" as a greeting for night time and not necessarily as a farewell.

Wow...really? That will sound absurd to someone who isn't used to it