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meno male

/MEH-noh MAH-leh/ · exclamation

thank goodness / just as well

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In context

Meno male che sei arrivato!

Thank goodness you made it!

Literally "less bad", it's the Italian sigh of relief. Pair it with che and a clause for whatever you're grateful didn't go wrong: "meno male che ho portato l'ombrello", just as well I brought the umbrella.