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Portuguese: tchau ("goodbye"), tchau tchau ("bye bye"), or tchauzinho ("little bye"); in Portugal xau is also used, without the "t" sound, especially in written informal language such as SMS or web chats; Romanian: ciao ("hello" or "goodbye"); it is often written as ceau although this form is not officially in the Romanian vocabulary
The word houdoe also bears resemblance to the Swedish greeting to say goodbye, hej då. Contrary to a popular assumption, houdoe has not been derived from the English language short sentence How do you do?. There are a few (mostly local) variations to houdoe, like hoedoe and haje, but houdoe is the prominently used one.
A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
In other countries, leaving without saying goodbye is known as a "French exit," "Polish exit," or "leaving the English way." Regardless of the term's birthplace, the Irish exit continues to raise ...
Saying goodbye to your former co-workers with a mass e-mail is becoming a bit of an art form. Sending off an e-mail while full of emotions after just losing your job, for instance, can lead to a ...
This seems contrary to my abiding advice, but let me explain: You did not have to say yes to your host's invitation, but you did. Therefore, you are required to be a good guest. If it's a drop-in ...
Language Explanation Shalom: שָׁלוֹם Hello, goodbye, peace Hebrew A Hebrew greeting, based on the root for "completeness". Literally meaning "peace", shalom is used for both hello and goodbye. [6] A cognate with the Arabic-language salaam. Shalom aleichem: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם Peace be upon you [ʃaˈlom ʔaleˈχem ...
Sign language users also wave for "hello" and "goodbye." For an ASL user, saying "goodbye" is done by repeatedly opening and closing the right hand, and it faces the receiver of the gesture. This method is used to say "goodbye" to a group of people; saying "goodbye" to an individual is done with a different method.