2007-03-24 12:43:18 · 19 answers · asked by Sali 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's a Spanish spelling of the Italian word "ciao." It's a casual way to say goodbye.
2007-03-24 12:49:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kat 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
It means Good-bye.
The correct way of saying it is "CHAO". The word comes from the italian "CIAO", which is pronounced the same.
"Chau" is used by many Spanish speakers as, it could be said, as a kind of slang. Some don't like it. It doesn't sound refined at all.
I remember a radio personality that used it at the end of her show. I hated it! :-P
However, be at ease. It exists and it is used. I don't think is in the dictionary, though... at least not yet.
Goodluck!
2007-03-24 22:05:54 · answer #2 · answered by justasking 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is correctly spelt "chaU", and it means good bye in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay.
Native speaker
2007-03-26 11:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by Bianca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is "chao" in Spanish and it means
Bye!
like ciao in Italian.
2007-03-24 20:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means good bye my dear. In Italian Ciao. Hope this helps.
The Syko Ward
2007-03-24 19:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by The Syko Ward 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In south america means bye. Its equal to ciao (italian)
2007-03-24 19:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by Marquel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you perhaps referring to "ciao" in Itallian (it sounds a lot like Spanish in some respects)? If that's what you've been hearing, it means "goodbye."
2007-03-24 20:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the Spanish spelling of the Italian goodbye, "Ciao".
In German it's "Tschao".
2007-03-24 19:56:55 · answer #8 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Chao" means good-bye. I'm not sure what "chau" means.
2007-03-24 19:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by Brntte3078 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean ciao. That's either Spanish or Italian, something like that.
2007-03-24 19:48:35 · answer #10 · answered by yodaman11111 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋