GREETINGS - SALUTI

BUONGIORNO!! As I promised, today I want to speak about greetings. In Italy, we have two kinds of greetings, informal and formal. 

When you are speaking to a friend or somebody you already know quite well or a person who is younger than you, you can simply say CIAO, both when you are meeting and when you are leaving. 

When you speak with someone you don't know or a person who is older than you, you have to use the courtesy form. 

When you are meeting you can say: 

• SALVE = hi
• BUONGIORNO = literally it means "good day" but we use it only in the morning, so you can translate it into "good morning"
• BUON POMERIGGIO = good afternoon
• BUONASERA = good evening

When you are saying goodbye, you can tell:

• BUONA GIORNATA = have a nice day
• BUON POMERIGGIO = have a nice afternoon
• BUONA SERATA = have a nice evening
• BUONA NOTTE = good night
• ARRIVEDERCI = see you