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Welcome to Can-Do Italian by ItalianPod101.com.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use parting expressions in Italian.
For example, "Goodnight" is
Buonanotte.
Emily Erba is talking with her former colleague, Chiara Lombardi.
As Emily says goodbye, her children join her in saying goodnight.
Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components.
A presto!
"See you soon!"
A presto!
A presto!
buonanotte
"goodnight"
buonanotte
buonanotte
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
"See you. Bye!"
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
Focus on the way each person says goodbye.
A presto!
Buonanotte.
Buonanotte.
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
Once more with the English translation.
A presto!
"See you soon!"
Buonanotte.
"Goodnight."
Buonanotte.
"Goodnight."
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
"See you. Bye!"
Let's break down each of these expressions.
First, do you remember how Emily says,
"See you soon."
A presto!
This starts with the preposition, a, which means something like “until” in this context. A. A.
Next is presto, "soon." Presto. Presto.
Together, a presto means something like “until soon,” but translates as "See you soon.”
A presto!
Note: a presto is a shortened form of longer phrases, most commonly arrivederci a presto, “see you soon.”
A presto is fairly informal, which indicates a close relationship between Emily and Chiara Lombardi , her former colleague.
Do you remember how Isabella says,
"goodnight."
Buonanotte. "goodnight." Buonanotte.
Buonanotte literally means "goodnight." Buonanotte.
Buonanotte.
Both Isabella and Adam use this expression when saying goodnight to Chiara.
You use buonanotte, "goodnight," when you don’t plan on seeing someone again that night, and often when someone is about to go to bed. It’s like saying "have a goodnight's sleep."
Do you remember how Chiara says?
"See you. Bye!"
Ci vediamo. Ciao! "See you. Bye!" Ci vediamo. Ciao!
First is Ci vediamo. "See you." Ci vediamo.
This starts with ci, which means something like "each other." Ci. Ci.
After this is vediamo, "we shall see." Vediamo. Vediamo.
Vediamo is from the verb vedere, meaning "to see." Vedere.
Together, Ci vediamo literally means "each other we shall see," but translates as "See you."
Note: Ci vediamo is an informal parting greeting, and you should avoid it in formal situations.
Next is ciao, which translates as "bye" in this context. Ciao. Ciao.
Remember, ciao can be used as a parting greeting meaning "bye," as well as a greeting meaning, “Hi.”
All together, Ci vediamo. Ciao! "See you. Bye!"
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
This sentence is informal. Chiara uses this to say goodbye to everyone. She's the most senior person in the conversation, and she uses informal language to sound friendly.
Let's look at the parting greetings once more.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speaker.
A presto!
"See you soon!"
A presto!
Buonanotte.
"Goodnight."
Buonanotte.
Ci vediamo.
"See you."
Ci vediamo.
Ciao!
"Bye!"
Ciao!
Notte.
"Night!"
Notte.
Arrivederci.
"Goodbye."
Arrivederci.
Did you notice the last parting expression?
Arrivederci.
Goodbye.
Arrivederci, "goodbye." Arrivederci. Arrivederci.
You can use this greeting when you are sure you’ll meet the other person again.
Arrivederci.
Let's review the key words.
Notte, "night," as in “goodnight.” Notte. Notte.
This is a shortened form of Buonanotte. "goodnight." Buonanotte.
Let's review.
Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speakers, focusing on pronunciation.
Ready?
Do you remember how to say,
"See you soon."
A presto!
A presto!
And how to say,
"goodnight."
Buonanotte.
Buonanotte.
Do you remember how to say,
"See you."
Ci vediamo.
Ci vediamo.
And how to say,
"Bye!"
Ciao!
Ciao!
Do you remember how to say,
"See you. Bye."
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
Let's practice.
Imagine you’re Riccardo Russo , and you’re talking with Chiara.
Respond by saying, "Goodnight."
Ready?
Ci vediamo. Ciao!
Buonanotte.
Listen again and repeat.
Buonanotte.
Buonanotte.
Let’s try another.
Imagine you’re Adam Russo , and you’re finishing class.
Respond by saying, "Bye."
Ready?
Ciao.
Ciao!
Listen again and repeat.
Ciao!
Ciao!
Let’s try one more.
Imagine you're Isabella Russo , and you’re finishing coffee with your college friend, Federica.
Respond by saying, "See you."
A presto!
Ci vediamo.
Listen again and repeat.
Ci vediamo.
Ci vediamo.
In this lesson, you learned how to use basic parting greetings in Italian. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of using basic greetings. Let’s review.
Do you remember the polite way to say “Hello?”
buongiorno
buongiorno
Do you remember how to say, “Good evening?”
buonasera
buonasera
Imagine you're Isabella Russo , and you're meeting your friend Federica Fontana in the morning, after a short small talk you part ways.
Do you remember the informal way to say "Hello?"
buongiorno
buongiorno
Respond to your friend Frederica greeting you first.
Buongiorno.
Buongiorno.
Listen again, and repeat.
Buongiorno.
Buongiorno.
And do you remember how to say "see you soon?"
A presto!
A presto!
Respond to Frederica.
Ci vediamo.
A presto!
Listen again, and repeat.
A presto!
A presto!
Well done! This is the end of the lesson and the Can Use Basic Greetings unit of this course.
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