The difference between Salut, Ciao and Adieu in French

All three words have the meaning of goodbye. The specific differences are as follows.

Surut: Hello, goodbye. Used between friends to express hello or goodbye.

Ciao: (Italian) Goodbye, French acquaintances say goodbye. It comes from Italian and has the same meaning as salut. It is also used in France, but it is used in more intimate occasions than salut.

Adieu: Farewell (spoken English is rarely used). Will appear in poetry or novels. Basically not on weekdays.

Common expressions and differences:

1, hello, say hello.

spoken language

Hello/Hello (written language)

This word is often used to greet young acquaintances and friends. Never use it in front of elders or leaders.

-Kuku, my friend. Hello, friends.

2. Joking words

Une vanne/une blague (spoken)

Written language

-It's a van. /This is a blague. This is a joke.

3. Men, boys

Un mec/un type (spoken)

Man/Sir (written language)

-Hello, ladies. Hello, young people.

-What kind is this? Who is he?

4. Women, women

Une nana (oral)

Une femme (written language)

-Simon, it's Juliet Nana. This morning, I saw a beautiful woman in the subway.

Extended data:

Don't know much about French;

Most words in French have Latin roots, but bonbon doesn't. This word is the adjective bon(ok；; Delicious repetition. When people ask their children, "Is it delicious? (C'estbon) ",and they answered" bon ... state ". So bonbon borrowed children's language.

It would be a big mistake to change the classic English conversation between Li Lei and Han Meimei in PEP into French, and say hello to bon matin in the morning and bon après-midi in the afternoon.

In French, say hello with bonjour (hello/good morning) or bonsoir (good evening). No one in bon matin said that bon après-midi is actually used to say goodbye, which means have a nice afternoon. So bonjour looks good, and it is still a little delicate to use.

So before what time should bonjour be used? Generally speaking, bonjour can be used from morning till around 5 pm. Bonsoir can be changed from 5 pm to 7 pm, and different French people change it at different times. So, when you tell others about bonjour, if they reply you bonsoir, don't think you put your foot in my mouth, because everyone's habits are different.

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