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In this lesson we will learn several ways to greet. You should know that Italians, unlike other languages, use the word "CIAO" both to greet someone when they meet, and to separate at the end of the meeting... This means that we translate "hello" and "goodbye", "hola" and "adios", or "salut" and "au revoir" in the exact same way: CIAO!
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Alternative greetings to the boring "CIAO"
Let's start with the alternatives to "CIAO" that you could use to start a conversation!
1 - Hey!
This form of greeting is fine especially in informal situations, between friends and relatives, but it would be better to avoid it in more formal contexts or with people we do not know very well.
Rocco: Hey Graziana! Come stai? (Hey Graziana! How are you doing?)
Graziana: Hey! Che bello rivederti! Sto bene, e tu? (Hey! How nice to see you again! I'm fine, and you?)
Two other informal alternatives that you could use instead of the repetitive "CIAO" are:
2 - "We" and "Weilà"
This are also very informal and youthful greetings, to be used perhaps with your friends and peers.
G: Weilà!
R: We! Che mi racconti? (We! What's new?)
G: Sempre il solito... E tu? (Always the usual thing... What about you?)
R: Mah... niente di chè! (mah... nothing special!)
Another alternative that you could use is:
3 - Hola
Although Italians do not commonly speak Spanish, they perfectly understand the "hola" greeting. Be careful though: it is mainly used in informal settings!
G:Hola! Come stai? (Hola! How are you?)
R: Molto bene, la mia vita va a gonfie vele! (Very well, my life is in full swing!)
Among the informal alternatives there is also:
4 - Chi si rivede! (Look who's back!)
This alternative is used when addressing a person the you haven't seen in a long time... therefore, it should not be used with people that you meet daily!
The same goes for:
5 - Chi non muore si rivede! (Long time no see!)
This alternative is also used with people we don't see everyday or every week!
R: Chi si rivede! (Long time no see!)
G: Rocco! Che piacere rivederti! Come stai? (Rocco! What a pleasure to see you again! How are you?)
Now let's move on to more formal alternatives!
6 - Buongiorno (Good morning)
"Buongiorno" is a form of greeting to be used exclusively in the morning.
However, how do you know when it is appropriate to use this type of greeting? I'd lie to you if I say that there's a clear rule... We can say that, generally from dawn, that is, around 7 am, until 12 am or 1 pm, even 2 pm, " buongiorno" is fine.
When the sun starts to go down, from 2 pm /3 pm until 5 pm/6 pm another type of greeting is used:
7 - Buon pomeriggio (Good afternoon)
Finally, from 6 pm onwards, we use:
8 - Buona sera (Good evening)
Be careful, though: the expression"buonanotte" ("good night") is exclusively a form of leave for someone who is presumably going to sleep soon.
Among the formal alternatives the most common is definitely:
9 - Salve (Hello)
"Salve" is becoming more and more common, in fact, you can use as much as a greeting when you meet someone, so much as a form of leave when you separate.
R:Salve! Ho un appuntamento con l'avvocato a nome di Rocco Dabellonio! (Hello! I have an appointment with the lawyer on behalf of Rocco Dabellonio!)
Secretary: Salve! L'avvocato è impegnato con un altro cliente, si può accomodare all'entrata: la chiameremo non appena si libera! (Hello! The lawyer is busy with another client, you can sit at the entrance: I will call you as soon as he's done!)
Now let's move on to the forms of leave, the ones that are used when separating at the end of a conversation.
Among the most informal ones there are:
10 - "Ci vediamo dopo" and "A dopo" ("See you later" and "Later")
These forms of leave are perfect when we know that, soon, we will meet again the person from whom we are separating.
The same applies to:
11 - "A più tardi", "A presto" and "Arrivederci" ("Later", "See you soon" and "Goodbye")
Although the latter is probably more formal, especially if we use it with the pronoun of the third person in the form "ArrivederLa".
R: Hey! Ti andrebbe una pizza stasera? (Hey! Fancy a pizza tonight?)
G: Certo! (Sure!)
R: A più tardi allora! (See you later then!)
G: A dopo! (Later!)
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