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

Published: April 3, 2018, 9 a.m.

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
\nBuongiorno = hello/good morning/good afternoon
\nBuonasera = good evening
\nCiao = hi
\nSalve = hello/goodbye
\nPronto = a word Italians use when they answer the phone (it literally means ready)
\nChi \xe8? = Who is it?