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Never mind "bis später", what about "auf wiedersehen"... and "à bientôt" - see you soon. Strangely, I don't really say "goodbye" all that often - it's either "
by madaxe_again 12y ago
Never mind "bis später", what about "auf wiedersehen"... and "à bientôt" - see you soon.
Strangely, I don't really say "goodbye" all that often - it's either "later" or "'til next time.".
- takluyver 12y agoThe Dutch 'tot ziens' is similar, and 'see you [soon]' is another common English expression.
- chrisdone 12y agoI think "auf wiedersehen" is the same as au revoir, no? re-voir is to "re-see". I'm familiar with this contraction from Italian arrivederci - a (to/towards) ri- (again) veder (to see) ci (we) - "till we see eachother again".
- madaxe_again 12y agoYeah, that was my point!
- dredmorbius 12y agoRight. I wasn't necessarily contrasting the primary parting phrases in various languages, but showing the similarities of many with equivalent varients in others.