So you can also say for example “Buongiorno” to a 

 

person that you come across along the way. It’s 

 

normal to say it even if you don’t stop and talk with 

 

this person.

 

另外，buongiorno这个词可以用来和你路上迎面遇到的

 

熟人说。一般，打个招呼不停下说话说很正常的。

 

Then you have another word which is pretty neutral 

 

and it’s “Salve”. You actually use it when you 

 

don’t know how to greet a person that you don’t 

 

know basically. Or actually I do so when I say 

 

“Salve”. Maybe someone I don’t know but I’ve 

 

seen a couple of times before but I’m not familiar 

 

with this person, so I just say “Salve”.

 

salve用于和一个你不认识的人打招呼。你见过那个人几面，

 

但又不熟悉，你不知道应该怎么和那个人打招呼的时候，

 

你可以说salve。

 

When you leave, you say “Arrivederci”. But it’s 

 

quite high register. You wouldn’t say “Arrivederci”

 

 to a friend. You would say “Ciao”.

 

当你要离开的时候，你说“Arrivederci”（再见），

 

但这个词非常正式。你一般不会和朋友这么说。

 

一般和朋友都说“Ciao”（拜拜）。