Italian Greetings and Goodbyes
Want to know the Italian word for hello? What about the Italian word for goodbye? Well, look no further. We've got the basic greeting words for hello and goodbye, plus and many more for you to learn like phone greetings and introductions.
Scroll down to learn various words in each of these categories, plus timely greetings like good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. Please also take a note where we've marked formal or informal on some of the translations.
Greetings and Goodbyes in Italian:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to Italian.
Ways to Say Hello in Italian
Benvenuto ➔ Welcome
Ciao ➔ Hi / Hello (informal)
Ciao a tutti ➔ Hi everyone
Salve ➔ Hello (formal)
Italian Phone Greetings
Pronto ➔ Hello (lit. ready)
Posso parlare con (name), per favore? ➔ Can I speak to (name) please?
Pronto, sono (name). ➔ Hello, this is (name).
Timely Greetings in Italian
Buon giorno ➔ Good morning / day
Buon pomeriggio ➔ Good afternoon
Buona sera ➔ Good evening
Buona notte ➔ Good night
Italian Introductions
Piacere. ➔ Nice to meet you.
Piacere di conoscerti. ➔ Nice to meet you.
Questa è la mia ragazza, (name). ➔ This is my girlfriend, (name).
Other Useful Italian Greetings
Cin cin! ➔ Cheers!
Cordiali saluti. ➔ Best wishes. (Common email greeting.)
Scusate per il ritardo. ➔ Sorry I'm late.
Ways to Say Goodbye in Italian
Arrivederci ➔ Goodbye
Arrivederla ➔ Goodbye (formal)
Ciao ➔ Bye (informal)
Ciao ciao ➔ Bye bye
Stai attento. ➔ Take care.
A presto ➔ See you soon
A dopo ➔ See you later
A domani ➔ See you tomorrow
This list of Italian greetings was last updated on March 12, 2025.
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