Chao is the vietnamese word but I need to translate to english. And If u are vietnamese person please e-mail to me is Tran2007ngoc@yahoo.com thank
2006-10-09 15:50:38 · 11 answers · asked by christy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's the general word for "greetings". Chao em = greettings to you.
It's the only Vietnamese word I know!
2006-10-09 15:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Chào" means greeting. It always always comes before a noun or a person's name or title. It NEVER stands alone. Vietnamese don't just say Chào like the Italians say Ciao. Vietnamese say Chào John (greeting to John), chào chú Ba (greeting to uncle Ba). I guess you can say Chào also means "Hi" (Hi, John; Hi, Uncle Ba). In conversation, Chào is only used to greet someone, not for Bye. In writing though, Chào tạm biệt means Good bye and Chào vĩnh biệt means Farewell (Never see again).
2006-10-09 19:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing that it is the same as in Spanish, where basically, it's slang, that i guess has now become part of English slang as well. it is mostly used for goodbye in Spanish, as a less formal thing to say then adios. If you spell it ciao like in Italian which is where it originated, it becomes both hello and goodbye, like Aloha. so basically, it's an informal goodbye.
2006-10-09 16:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Hannah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chao is the spanish version of the Italian 'CIAO' (pronounce the same). In english and spanish and portugese it is goodbye. In Italian it is hello and goodbye much the same as Aloha is hawaiian for hello and goodbye
2006-10-09 15:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by Agnon L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Goodbye
2006-10-09 15:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Goodbye
2006-10-09 15:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means : Hello
It is a Vietnamese word.
It is usually used in combination with some other words (the addressees), not on its own.
2006-10-09 18:37:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word may be a slang term for food that's spelt "chow". If you've ever heard a GI talk about "chowing down" you'll see the context in which the term is used. Another term for chow is "grub", as in "I'm gonna go grab me some grub." Still another term for the same thing is "chop-chop" - supposedly a Chinese term, but no ethnic Chinese person I've known has heard of it. There's also a breed of dog known as the Chow. Dunno if that's any help, but take it for what it's worth...
2006-10-09 15:58:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not an englsh word but english speaking people use it as goodbye
2006-10-09 15:58:18 · answer #9 · answered by Laurel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
La gente-means the people.We do not say las gentes anymore than you say the peoples.It means -People are very crazy.
2016-03-28 03:18:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋