Ya. There is a difference. You should rather be using 'good dusk' for 5pm and 'good evening' for 8pm and 'good night' for 10-12pm.
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As for me, 'morning sir' all through.

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

When you see someone that you are seeing for the first time that very day around 8pm you will greet him/her good night?

Common Sense Isn't Common!

Who u dey ask?

Nairaland una get time oh

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

We love to greet! Na "sign of respect"

uboma:



4:00pm is still considered as afternoon.

The evening starts from 5:00pm.

Evening begin by 6 pm

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

8pm greeting na "E kaale o ".

Yes that's why Yoruba is above the English in this regard just like the Urhobos: Omamede=Good day, Omamurioke=Good morning, Omamu-ogheruvo=Good afternoon, Omamo-ophuovwo=Good evening etc.....

accquiittances between the hours of 5pm till you are parting ways are greeted good evening

parting ways with accquittances within same hour is goodnight.

starting a dinner or night outing you greet fine evening ma'am to ladies or Evening sir not good evening

u add "good" to formal outings in the evening or night accquittances

Be a fine gentleman know the rule of the game

N. B. this information is for classic formal men

GodPunishBiafra:

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

So what do you say to your family when going to bed?

That's the beauty of yoruba language..every language is rich in nigeria but Yoruba is very rich and quite comprehensive..

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MrBrownJay1:


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

It think it has more to do with the relationship of activity than it does of the clock. Essentially good evening has a ring to it that shows amber, and says, 'I am still here, up and doing, not done for the day', while good night has a ring of finality and termination as someone closing down or being urged to give up on the day.

So I can say good night at 4, 5, 6pm to my staff because I will not be seeing them till the next morning but good evening to the door man at an almost midnight club crawl. I may even venture a goodnight to someone returning from a vigil at 4 in the morning and trying to get some shut eye. You certainly won't be saying good morning as he/she flops onto the bed.

Just like in culinary world where the terms breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper donot have universally accepted definitions, so are traditional clock face greetings.

All these are as result of scarcity of news these dayz.. So you guyz would just dish out anything for folks..



Itz OK!


Continue!!

All greetings na greeting

Crixxx:


So what do you say to your family when going to bed?

Good midnight.

See mumu question o

masterflowx:


When you see someone that you are seeing for the first time that very day around 8pm you will greet him/her good night?

Common Sense Isn't Common!

And if you're not seeing the person for the 1st time that day and you're going to bed by 8pm you'll greet good evening?..

Many are mad few are roaming.

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

did you say ur gudnit while approachin d pesin or wen departin

GodPunishBiafra:

Good midnight.

See mumu question o

No you should greet good afternoon.. Rubbish

Answer the question or turn left

Yes, Evening 5:00pm is Irole, while 8:00pm is Ale.... If I dey lie ask ndi ofe mmanu

Jeffyblaq:
All these are as result of scarcity of news these dayz.. So you guyz would just dish out anything for folks..



Itz OK!


Continue!!

Yeah, it broadens knowledge...enlightens....and is a good distraction from the fights, racial slurs and keeps the unintelligent away for a while.

mordred44:
did you say ur gudnit while approachin d pesin or wen departin

When departing obviously

Lol. Everything goes on Nairaland.

Greeting na greeting oo, what of military wey dey say morning for the hours of the day nko?

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

Lolz,,,

All these brain cracking. Yet, the clock was never invented by negroes.

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

Especially Yoruba people those people take greeting so serious like is thier life.

No difference. Evening starts Fromn4:00pm to 11:59pm

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.

In English there is no difference but in some other languages there is.

For example, Yorubas distinguish between the two with the words Eku Irole and Ekaale.

No Language has a compete set of vocabulary for everything in the universe. That is why words are borrowed from other languages.

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