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Italian translation: ciao


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English term or phrase:hi
Italian translation:ciao
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English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: hi
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giovanna
ciao
Explanation:
ciao if it's a friend. If it's more formal it should be "buongiorno" during the day, "buonasera" at night. bye
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laurab
Mexico
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4 +5ciao
laurab
4 +4salvesephoris
4ciao/salveal-buoro


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ciao


Explanation:
ciao if it's a friend. If it's more formal it should be "buongiorno" during the day, "buonasera" at night. bye

laurab
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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salve


Explanation:
"Salve" might do fine to translate the widespread AngloAmerican "hi" when you meet and want to say hallo to people you are acquainted with

sephoris
Israel
Local time: 14:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  Teresalba
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ciao/salve


Explanation:
ciao is perfectly fine between people of the same age; people with family ties; close friends; colleagues; schoolmates.

salve is more formal, somehow neutral. might have, at times, a rather ironical (sounds a bit "glorious" having a latin origin) and/or negative flare to it. (i.e. i say "salve" to stress we are not by any means friends).

al-buoro
Italy
Local time: 13:28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  sephoris: I agree, it may sound a bit less warm than ciao, you suffered too much with Latin, didn't you, but I think you stress too much the "negative" feel behind this word, which I anyway like to use with my best friends instead of the trite "ciao"
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agree  laurab: I disagree with sephoris. In Italy, if someone says salve to me, it's like he can't decide if i'm close enough to be a friend or can't be bothered to be more formal. Salve is negative, in Italy we say "ne carne ne pesce"
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