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I am wondering whether it is polite or typical for an Italian person to say 'bye' or 'ciao' at the end of a phone call or when they leave the house.
I know an Italian who never signs-off on a phone call, they just hang-up and they also don't say good-bye when they leave.
Is this typical or is this person just impolite?
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I am wondering whether it is polite or typical for an Italian person to say 'bye' or 'ciao' at the end of a phone call or when they leave the house.
I know an Italian who never signs-off on a phone call, they just hang-up and they also don't say good-bye when they leave.
Is this typical or is this person just impolite?
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I am wondering whether it is polite or typical for an Italian person to say 'bye' or 'ciao' at the end of a phone call or when they leave the house.
I know an Italian who never signs-off on a phone call, they just hang-up and they also don't say good-bye when they leave.
Is this typical or is this person just impolite?
greeting
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I am wondering whether it is polite or typical for an Italian person to say 'bye' or 'ciao' at the end of a phone call or when they leave the house.
I know an Italian who never signs-off on a phone call, they just hang-up and they also don't say good-bye when they leave.
Is this typical or is this person just impolite?
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It's pretty unusual and impolite, and also shows an ignorance of at least one of the functions of language.
As for which way to close a conversations, friends or close colleagues will use a normal Ciao (there is a recent custom of closing a phone call with a sequence of generally three ciaos). People who are in less intimate relation would say Arrivederci (even if A risentirci would be more correct), A domani (“till tomorrowâ€Â, if that's the case) etc.
Bye or words in other languages can happen, but it would be an unusual and joking way of speaking.
More or less all of the above (but for the thrice-repeated ciao) holds for meeting in person, for when you leave a shop etc.
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Usually is typical for an Italian person to say goodbye with "ciao" or "ci sentiamo (dopo, domani,...)" at the end of a phone call or with "arrivederci" or "ci vediamo" when leaving the house; it also depends whether it is a formal situation or not.
Obviously it is impolite to hang-up without saying goodbye or some kind of salutation, but that's true no matter what nationality you are.
Moreover, regarding some formal ways of signing off a phone call you can find in this blog some examples:
Telefonare in italiano: come terminare una conversazione? (How to end a phone call?)
Signor Bianchi, è stato un piacere parlare con lei. – Mr. Bianchi,
it was nice talking with you!;
- Me ne occuperò domani. – I’ll do that tomorrow.
- Lo verificherò subito. – I’ll check it right away.
- Le invierò il preventivo per posta. – I’ll send you an estimate by
mail.
- Le invierò i dettagli via e-mail. – I’ll send you all details by
mail.
- Sono in attesa di una sua conferma … – I’m waiting for your
confirmation...
- La ringrazio per l’aiuto! Arrivederla! – Thank you very much for
your help! Goodbye!
Arrivederla signor Bianchi, a presto! – Speak to you soon, Mr.
Bianchi!
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Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
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up vote
3
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It's pretty unusual and impolite, and also shows an ignorance of at least one of the functions of language.
As for which way to close a conversations, friends or close colleagues will use a normal Ciao (there is a recent custom of closing a phone call with a sequence of generally three ciaos). People who are in less intimate relation would say Arrivederci (even if A risentirci would be more correct), A domani (“till tomorrowâ€Â, if that's the case) etc.
Bye or words in other languages can happen, but it would be an unusual and joking way of speaking.
More or less all of the above (but for the thrice-repeated ciao) holds for meeting in person, for when you leave a shop etc.
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It's pretty unusual and impolite, and also shows an ignorance of at least one of the functions of language.
As for which way to close a conversations, friends or close colleagues will use a normal Ciao (there is a recent custom of closing a phone call with a sequence of generally three ciaos). People who are in less intimate relation would say Arrivederci (even if A risentirci would be more correct), A domani (“till tomorrowâ€Â, if that's the case) etc.
Bye or words in other languages can happen, but it would be an unusual and joking way of speaking.
More or less all of the above (but for the thrice-repeated ciao) holds for meeting in person, for when you leave a shop etc.
answered 3 hours ago
DaG
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up vote
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up vote
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It's pretty unusual and impolite, and also shows an ignorance of at least one of the functions of language.
As for which way to close a conversations, friends or close colleagues will use a normal Ciao (there is a recent custom of closing a phone call with a sequence of generally three ciaos). People who are in less intimate relation would say Arrivederci (even if A risentirci would be more correct), A domani (“till tomorrowâ€Â, if that's the case) etc.
Bye or words in other languages can happen, but it would be an unusual and joking way of speaking.
More or less all of the above (but for the thrice-repeated ciao) holds for meeting in person, for when you leave a shop etc.
answered 3 hours ago
DaG
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It's pretty unusual and impolite, and also shows an ignorance of at least one of the functions of language.
As for which way to close a conversations, friends or close colleagues will use a normal Ciao (there is a recent custom of closing a phone call with a sequence of generally three ciaos). People who are in less intimate relation would say Arrivederci (even if A risentirci would be more correct), A domani (“till tomorrowâ€Â, if that's the case) etc.
Bye or words in other languages can happen, but it would be an unusual and joking way of speaking.
More or less all of the above (but for the thrice-repeated ciao) holds for meeting in person, for when you leave a shop etc.
answered 3 hours ago
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answered 3 hours ago
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Usually is typical for an Italian person to say goodbye with "ciao" or "ci sentiamo (dopo, domani,...)" at the end of a phone call or with "arrivederci" or "ci vediamo" when leaving the house; it also depends whether it is a formal situation or not.
Obviously it is impolite to hang-up without saying goodbye or some kind of salutation, but that's true no matter what nationality you are.
Moreover, regarding some formal ways of signing off a phone call you can find in this blog some examples:
Telefonare in italiano: come terminare una conversazione? (How to end a phone call?)
Signor Bianchi, è stato un piacere parlare con lei. – Mr. Bianchi,
it was nice talking with you!;
- Me ne occuperò domani. – I’ll do that tomorrow.
- Lo verificherò subito. – I’ll check it right away.
- Le invierò il preventivo per posta. – I’ll send you an estimate by
mail.
- Le invierò i dettagli via e-mail. – I’ll send you all details by
mail.
- Sono in attesa di una sua conferma … – I’m waiting for your
confirmation...
- La ringrazio per l’aiuto! Arrivederla! – Thank you very much for
your help! Goodbye!
Arrivederla signor Bianchi, a presto! – Speak to you soon, Mr.
Bianchi!
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
13.4k1935
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Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
5 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Usually is typical for an Italian person to say goodbye with "ciao" or "ci sentiamo (dopo, domani,...)" at the end of a phone call or with "arrivederci" or "ci vediamo" when leaving the house; it also depends whether it is a formal situation or not.
Obviously it is impolite to hang-up without saying goodbye or some kind of salutation, but that's true no matter what nationality you are.
Moreover, regarding some formal ways of signing off a phone call you can find in this blog some examples:
Telefonare in italiano: come terminare una conversazione? (How to end a phone call?)
Signor Bianchi, è stato un piacere parlare con lei. – Mr. Bianchi,
it was nice talking with you!;
- Me ne occuperò domani. – I’ll do that tomorrow.
- Lo verificherò subito. – I’ll check it right away.
- Le invierò il preventivo per posta. – I’ll send you an estimate by
mail.
- Le invierò i dettagli via e-mail. – I’ll send you all details by
mail.
- Sono in attesa di una sua conferma … – I’m waiting for your
confirmation...
- La ringrazio per l’aiuto! Arrivederla! – Thank you very much for
your help! Goodbye!
Arrivederla signor Bianchi, a presto! – Speak to you soon, Mr.
Bianchi!
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
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Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
5 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
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down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Usually is typical for an Italian person to say goodbye with "ciao" or "ci sentiamo (dopo, domani,...)" at the end of a phone call or with "arrivederci" or "ci vediamo" when leaving the house; it also depends whether it is a formal situation or not.
Obviously it is impolite to hang-up without saying goodbye or some kind of salutation, but that's true no matter what nationality you are.
Moreover, regarding some formal ways of signing off a phone call you can find in this blog some examples:
Telefonare in italiano: come terminare una conversazione? (How to end a phone call?)
Signor Bianchi, è stato un piacere parlare con lei. – Mr. Bianchi,
it was nice talking with you!;
- Me ne occuperò domani. – I’ll do that tomorrow.
- Lo verificherò subito. – I’ll check it right away.
- Le invierò il preventivo per posta. – I’ll send you an estimate by
mail.
- Le invierò i dettagli via e-mail. – I’ll send you all details by
mail.
- Sono in attesa di una sua conferma … – I’m waiting for your
confirmation...
- La ringrazio per l’aiuto! Arrivederla! – Thank you very much for
your help! Goodbye!
Arrivederla signor Bianchi, a presto! – Speak to you soon, Mr.
Bianchi!
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
13.4k1935
Usually is typical for an Italian person to say goodbye with "ciao" or "ci sentiamo (dopo, domani,...)" at the end of a phone call or with "arrivederci" or "ci vediamo" when leaving the house; it also depends whether it is a formal situation or not.
Obviously it is impolite to hang-up without saying goodbye or some kind of salutation, but that's true no matter what nationality you are.
Moreover, regarding some formal ways of signing off a phone call you can find in this blog some examples:
Telefonare in italiano: come terminare una conversazione? (How to end a phone call?)
Signor Bianchi, è stato un piacere parlare con lei. – Mr. Bianchi,
it was nice talking with you!;
- Me ne occuperò domani. – I’ll do that tomorrow.
- Lo verificherò subito. – I’ll check it right away.
- Le invierò il preventivo per posta. – I’ll send you an estimate by
mail.
- Le invierò i dettagli via e-mail. – I’ll send you all details by
mail.
- Sono in attesa di una sua conferma … – I’m waiting for your
confirmation...
- La ringrazio per l’aiuto! Arrivederla! – Thank you very much for
your help! Goodbye!
Arrivederla signor Bianchi, a presto! – Speak to you soon, Mr.
Bianchi!
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
13.4k1935
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
edited 6 mins ago
Denis Nardin♦
6,08021433
6,08021433
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
13.4k1935
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
13.4k1935
answered 4 hours ago
abarisone
13.4k1935
13.4k1935
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Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
5 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
5 mins ago
1
1
Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
Linguistic note: greet refers only to the beginning of the conversation, not the end (if you think about it, it's kind of confusing that Italian use salutare for both!)
– Denis Nardin♦
8 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
5 mins ago
@DenisNardin Thanks for your clarification (and your edit as well).
– abarisone
5 mins ago
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