Lesson 1:
Greetings and Introductions
- Vocabulary 1
- Fill In: Ciao!
- Grammar: Essential Greetings
- Go Further: The capital L in arriverderLa
- Sentence Builder: Essential Greetings
- Vocabulary 2
- Word Search: Greetings and Introductions
- Matching Bubbles: More Greetings
- Grammar: Introductions
- Go Further: Expressing I am from
- Go Further: More on Greetings
- Multiple Choice: Conversation Pieces
- Conversation: Mario and Carla
- Conversation: Pleased to meet you!
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Essential Greetings
You just learned some greetings:
ciao, salve | hello |
buon giorno | good morning |
buon pomeriggio | good afternoon |
buona sera | good evening |
buona notte | good night |
buona giornata | have a good day |
buona serata | have a good evening |
arrivederci | good-bye (infml.) |
arrivederLa | good-bye (fml.) |
a presto | see you soon |
a dopo | see you later |
Did you notice that there are two expressions for good-bye, either arrivederci or arrivederLa?
- Arrivederci is informal and used with family and friends.
- ArrivederLa is formal and can be used in any other context.
Note: Very often people tend to use arrivederci in formal contexts, too.
Another informal—and very common—way to say good-bye is ciao, better if repeated twice: ciao ciao! (bye-bye!)