Why do Italians use the same word for "hello" and "goodbye"? Are we retarded? Is there any other language that does this?
most languages do this
>>61798711
Examples please.
>>61798749
French: Salut
>>61798749
swedish hej
>>61798675
Only the informal one is the same
Don't you say arrivederci sometimes?
>>61798749
Good day, english.
>>61798749
cześć in Polish
>>61798749
I say "Scheiß Kartoffel" whenever I greet or say goodbye to a German.
>>61798749
Hi in finnish is 'hei', goodbye is 'hei hei'
>>61798675
Korean: Anyeong
Spanish (at night): Buenas noches
>>61798749
Buenas días, buenas tardes, buenas noches in spanish.
>>61798913
>German humor
>>61798830
Informal version in English would be "hi" and "bye".
>>61798913
The Dutch equivalent would be "kankerhomo"
In informal situations it can be used as "hello", "goodbye", and as "that's a good one, m9"
>>61798675
we use chao for bye
>>61798749
Arabic: salam, Hebrew: shalom.
>>61799126
WE USE BLAGODARYA AND DOVIJDANE NOT MERSI AND CHAO REEEEEEEE
>>61798749
Büdös cigány in Hungol
>>61798749
greek: γειά σου ("your health", be healthy)
>>61798675
Why can't Italians answer a phone call like a normal human being?
>>61799515
>gay asshole
Doesn't sound too nice
>>61799644
xd
cCc
Awoooooo!
>>61798675
>Is there any other language that does this?
Aloha is used like that
>>61799736
;^)
>>61798749
"Aloha" in Hawaiian
Servus
>>61798675
in finnish:
hello: hei
goodbye: hei hei
>>61799920
sagen nur spacken uezs
>>61798749
Most of our greetings can be used as goodbyes as well.
>>61799882
mirin ottermode aesthetics
>>61798749
"Yarak" in turkish
>>61798675
>>61798749
Hungarian does this with "Szia"
>>61798749
Slovak- Ahoy,Ciao
>>61799584
None Latin can.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAWpWQzvDyo
>Up Spain, Hello?
Bonjour can mean goodbye
>>61798749
Hebrew: Shalom
(Though we tend to use Lehitra'ot for goodbye, but Shalom is correct for both)
>anime pic
>are we retarded?
Yea, we've "Salut"
