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17: Italian greetings: How Italians really say hello to each other

2018/4/3
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You already know buongiorno and ciao. But do you know how Italians really greet each other? It's a bit different to how they teach it in textbooks.

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Today's Italian words Buongiorno = hello/good morning/good afternoon Buonasera = good evening Ciao = hi Salve = hello/goodbye Pronto = a word Italians use when they answer the phone (it literally means ready) Chi è? = Who is it?