Вечером мне хочется тишины, а не громкой музыки.

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Breakdown of Вечером мне хочется тишины, а не громкой музыки.

• мне: me
• вечером: in the evening
• тишина: the silence

Questions & Answers about Вечером мне хочется тишины, а не громкой музыки.

Why is вечером used instead of в вечер?

Вечером is the instrumental case of вечер used adverbially to mean in the evening / in the evenings (as a time of day).
В вечер normally needs extra specification (e.g., в этот вечер = that evening, в тот вечер), and it sounds like you mean a particular evening event/time, not just the general time period.

What is the role of мне here?

Мне is dative and marks the person who experiences the feeling/desire. With хочется, Russian often uses an impersonal construction: to me it feels like / I feel like.
So мне хочется ... is literally to me it is wanted ... → natural English: I feel like / I want ....

Why is хочется impersonal (3rd person singular) and not я хочу?

Я хочу = a direct, deliberate want (I want), more “agentive.”
Мне хочется = a more spontaneous, mood-based desire (I feel like, I’m in the mood for). It’s very common when talking about cravings, atmosphere, comfort, etc.—like wanting quiet.

What does the -ся in хочется mean?