Buono, Bello, Bravo, e Bene.

We are good, the chicken is good, the chef is good. Everything is good.

In Italian, there are different ways of translating the generic English “Good”.

Let’s analyze few:

“Well” is translated by ” Bene”: “How are you?” (Come stai?)  ‘”Well” (Bene).

Your chicken is “Buono” (as in nice, pleasant , of good quality,  etc.) and the chef is “Bravo” (it refers to people’s performances).

We also have “Bello” (it means “beautiful”), but sometimes it’s used instead of “Great”, for instance: ” Un bel libro” (a great book) or “Un bel film” (a great movie).

So, if you are looking for somebody that is really good , you could use "Bravissimo" ( and subscribe to his Blog…:).

Thank you!

Pier.