Comments on: Ciao! Salve! http://www.transparent.com/italian/ciao-salve/ Language and Culture of the Italian-Speaking World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Serena http://www.transparent.com/italian/ciao-salve/comment-page-1/#comment-2625 Serena Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=17#comment-2625 Salve Chiavaio, The example I actually gave in my post was: <blockquote>when you are out walking in the countryside and you meet somebody you don't know salve is a very good alternative to buongiorno</blockquote>. Ciao is only used with family and friends. Salve is a simple greeting to be used with formal acquaintances or strangers. You can reply to salve with salve, or with boungiorno/buonasera depending on the time of day. Saluti da Serena Salve Chiavaio,

The example I actually gave in my post was:

when you are out walking in the countryside and you meet somebody you don’t know salve is a very good alternative to buongiorno

. Ciao is only used with family and friends. Salve is a simple greeting to be used with formal acquaintances or strangers. You can reply to salve with salve, or with boungiorno/buonasera depending on the time of day.

Saluti da Serena

]]> By: Chiavaio http://www.transparent.com/italian/ciao-salve/comment-page-1/#comment-2621 Chiavaio Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:45:04 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=17#comment-2621 It might be helpful to include what appropriate responses to 'Salve' would be. I've noticed that Italians use 'salve' in instances where they are weren't expecting to encounter someone (like in your example), but what options does the other person have? Can they respond with 'salve'? Can they respond with 'buon giorno/buona sera' instead? Some clarification on this point would be helpful and would be appreciated. It might be helpful to include what appropriate responses to ‘Salve’ would be. I’ve noticed that Italians use ‘salve’ in instances where they are weren’t expecting to encounter someone (like in your example), but what options does the other person have? Can they respond with ‘salve’? Can they respond with ‘buon giorno/buona sera’ instead? Some clarification on this point would be helpful and would be appreciated.

]]> By: frank http://www.transparent.com/italian/ciao-salve/comment-page-1/#comment-47 frank Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:18:09 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=17#comment-47 thank you. i read somewhere that salve dates back to caesar's time. that got me thinking it was archaic or something. lol thank you for explaining what it means. =] thank you.
i read somewhere that salve dates back to caesar’s time.
that got me thinking it was archaic or something.
lol thank you for explaining what it means.
=]

]]> By: natasha http://www.transparent.com/italian/ciao-salve/comment-page-1/#comment-46 natasha Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:51:40 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=17#comment-46 Great post. Great post.

]]> By: Nathan Maulorico http://www.transparent.com/italian/ciao-salve/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Nathan Maulorico Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:08:03 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=17#comment-45 that was a good way to sum the meanings up, sometimes it hard to explain. that was a good way to sum the meanings up, sometimes it hard to explain.

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