2007-02-26 09:46:40 · 17 answers · asked by Peter C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A lot like "Gruss-Gott" in German, but nicer.
2007-02-26 09:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In Italian, Ciao, bella means Ciao, bella. In English, it means "Hello, beautiful" or "Hey, pretty lady." But note that ciao can just as easily mean goodbye.
2007-02-26 10:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ciao is both, hello and bye, bella, means beautiful, so it all depends on when this happened, if the person who said it was approaching u or leaving?
2007-02-26 09:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by this is me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first answer was correct.. Ciao for goodbye, bella for beautiful. Ciao is pretty much used all over Europe (the western part anyway) for goodbye, especially southern Germany.
2007-02-26 09:54:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good by pretty...
Also, Bella Ciao was an anthem of the Communist partisans during Mussolinian fascist timesWWII
2007-02-26 10:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello Beautiful
2007-02-26 09:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it from an Italian female who gets comments like that all the time!!! :D
'Ciao' can mean both 'hallo' or 'goodbye' (depending if coming or going....). 'Bella' generally means: 'beautiful', however, it all depends on what context it's said....
It may go a little further than that and intend: "Hello gorgeous!"
2007-02-26 10:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by Kikkaz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello beautiful,OR Goodbye beautiful--the word 'ciao' is a generic greeting,can mean either.
2007-02-26 09:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bye Beatiful
2007-02-26 09:49:37 · answer #9 · answered by Lexy320 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bye beautiful.
2007-02-26 09:49:29 · answer #10 · answered by Yea Yea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goodbye or Hello beautiful!
2007-02-26 09:49:40 · answer #11 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋