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.why can you not say igualmente in responce to Buenas Noches

Proper capitalization is mandatory here! - rac1, Sep 1, 2013

And you still need to capitalize the beginning of your sentence and use proper punctuation. - rac1, Sep 1, 2013

Answer 1

Julian, why would Buenos días - igualmente be OK but not buenas noches - igualmente?

You are just replying "likewise"

I don't understand you, or maybe you are thinking of something else?

To me is totally correct and proper, to say igualmente in any situation.

Te odio - igualmente.

Feliz Navidad - igualmente.

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I have to agree. Sometimes when some says good night I say And the same to you. It is very common. - gringojrf, Sep 2, 2013

Answer 2

Gramatically, there is nothing wrong with it, ie: "Que tengas buen día" ......... "Gracias, igualmente."

But "Buenas noches" ........ "Igualmente" sounds like you could not care less if the other person has a good night or not.

"Gracias, igualmente" is OK in a formal situation such as your leaving a store after a purchase and the clerk says to you "Buenas noches."

:) - ian-hill, Sep 1, 2013

Good explanation. :) - 003492fc, Sep 1, 2013

Answer 3

In English, when someone says "good night" to me, I say "good night" as well. I don't say "same to you". It's the same way in Spanish. Igualmente means equally = "same to you."

Why not? - chileno, Sep 1, 2013

Answer 4

Now that you've changed 'igualamenta' to 'igualmente' your question makes more sense.

It helps us to understand what you want if you give more explanation. I thought that your question pertained to the gender of the word, it looked as if you were trying to make 'igualmente' feminine to agree with the gender (though not the number) of 'noches'.

It may be that you were asking the question to which Julian has responded, i.e. the use of 'igualmente' in this specific situation. Context is everything!

That isn´t a word. Please use proper grammar within the forum. Yes, it´s in the dictionary but we are teaching proper grammar on this website. - bandit51jd, Sep 1, 2013

That's not a point of grammar and 'ain't' is a word so oft used that I would suggest it essential that every learner of English at least recognise it. - afowen, Sep 1, 2013

I think "ain't "is is essential and taught it to my students. - ian-hill, Sep 1, 2013