₦airaland Forum

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

8pm greeting na "E kaale o ".

Yea..this is what am trying to get. You know it differentiate the night from dusk using 'Yoruba'
What will 'e ku irole' be in English

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 especially in Yorubaland, they have a greeting for every occasion.

Kukuma say "good PM" case closed

The time zones, equinoxes/solstices of the year and the location of the place matters. 8pm looks like evening in some places

KristaPretty:
Kukuma say "good PM" case closed

Lol

Your very woskey.

Stephenmoka4:
The time zones, equinoxes/solstices of the year and the location of the place matters. 8pm looks like evening in some places

True talk

But there is still no difference sha.

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

asin ehn.

Abeg no talk toomuch. You go make everything for this country dey tire me.

@op what's the difference between good afternoon 12pm and good afternoon 3pm? When you answer this you have the answer to your question

MrBrownJay1:
no just in early evening... because at 4pm you would still say "good afternoon"

Wrong...evening start from 4pm

uboma:
4:00pm is still considered as afternoon.

The evening starts from 5:00pm.

4pm

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

Just accept it like that

12-3:59pm: Afternoon

4pm- down: evening

femi4:
Wrong...evening start from 4pm

ok my bad, i have always believed that it starts at 5pm.

None

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

Damn...

What kind of a question is this

The days are getting stranger by the years.

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

Yea but to most parts of the world, good night sounds or feels more like a bidding of farewell just as some would say good day

Hey, HI is enough for me

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

Damn...

What kind of a question is this

Indeed, the days are getting stranger by the years.

Jah save me...

D difference nah you wey carry come here

Even around 11pm na good evening oo

Naso I know am

For me, i mostly say hi or hello to my friends and other matured and understanding citizens regardless of what time it is. But for the elderlies, it's a culture to greet suitably and even prostrate ontop since it's something we grew up to and for peace to reign, we'd better stick to doing it.

A good night to you madam.

uboma:
4:00pm is still considered as afternoon.

The evening starts from 5:00pm.

No. You are wrong. Evening starts from 4:00pm

5pm and 7pm...
What's the difference

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

Pink people!

Ademola47:
Technically, there's no difference.

Evening starts by 4:0 pm and ends by 9:0pm.
Saying good evening by 5 & 8 is right.

You are very correct!

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

Goodnight is like bye bye. It's not really a greeting.

They are same. I remember as a full time teacher then, when we teach pupils "time and seasons" the EVENING period starts from 4 'O clock down to 11:59pm. And are referred to as PM "post meridiem" ( the second half of the day which begins at 12 noon: up to midnight.

Dusk is just a term used to describe the period of sundown/sunset. So its the same.