2006-12-12 16:41:00 · 10 answers · asked by crazyhorse 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Ciao (pronounced "chow")
2006-12-12 16:45:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 16⤊ 2⤋
Goodbye In Italian
2016-10-28 12:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always the academic translations and not the idiomatic everyday sayings.
These suffice for the Italian - Americans, but not true Italian lingo I hear daily in my household in Sicily.
And, they no longer kiss and hug as I see the Hollywood types do - that went out ages ago.
Ciao works in all cases, and on the phone Pronto .... anything else is dependent on the time of day and audience being addressed.
Better to tune in RAI and listen to the news casters there to pick up the accent, phrasing and from the TV shows, how Italians actually speak in a modern culture that our own immigrants, food and values no longer reflect.
2016-09-16 04:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ciao. The word ciao (in English) is an informal Italian verbal salutation or greeting, meaning either "goodbye" or "hello".
Originally from the Venetian language, it was adopted by Italian and eventually entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world. Presently, the word is mostly used as "goodbye" in English, but in other languages it may mean "hello", "goodbye", or both.
2006-12-12 16:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by capenafuerte 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ciao
2006-12-12 16:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by Just Joshin' 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's "ciao."
2006-12-12 16:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually "ciao"
2006-12-12 16:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ciao, pronounced "chow." There is also "adio," pronounced
Ah -- DEE-oh. But ciao is the one the whole world knows now.
2006-12-12 16:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goodbye = ARRIVEDERCI, pronounced ah-ree-vay-DEHR-chee.
Ciao can mean either hello or goodbye.
2006-12-12 16:52:24 · answer #9 · answered by KIT J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Neither... I believe it is "Ciao".
2006-12-12 16:48:29 · answer #10 · answered by Mixedbrunette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋