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La mattina è così fresca come la sera.

La mattina è così fresca come la sera.
The morning is as cool as the evening.
From Lesson 86:Comparisons of equality (così... come)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La mattina è così fresca come la sera.

Why do we use così and come here?
This is the Italian way to say 'as... as' when comparing two things equally. English uses the same word twice ('as cool as'), but Italian uses così (so) and come (as/like) around the adjective: così fresca come (as cool as).
Could I use tanto and quanto instead of così and come?
Absolutely. La mattina è tanto fresca quanto la sera means exactly the same thing. When comparing adjectives like fresca, both pairs work perfectly and are interchangeable.
Do I always have to say the così?
No, you can actually drop it! It is very common in everyday spoken Italian to just use come. You can simply say La mattina è fresca come la sera (The morning is cool like the evening).
Why does the adjective end in 'a' (fresca)?
Because it is describing la mattina (the morning), which is a feminine noun. Even though it is inside the così... come comparison structure, the adjective must still match the gender and number of the main noun it describes.
Can fresco or fresca mean something else?
Yes, it is also the standard word for 'fresh', such as aria fresca (fresh air) or pane fresco (fresh bread). When talking about the weather or a time of day like la mattina, it translates to 'cool'.

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