"Ciao"

[peaceandlove60s]

Ciao means both "hello" and "goodbye"

[smeans2]

A good point. Duolingo keeps insisting on "hello," without, so far, mentioning that it is also used for "goodbye."

[flukeskywalker]

It accepted my 'bye'

[Bush6984]

I was wondering exactly that. Thanks for sharing, and answering my curiosity :-)

[smeans2]

I would have expected it to, but I didn't try. Thanks for telling us.

[SSHRafiqi]

And my 'hi'

[MelvynDavi]

Didn't mine

[deactivated user]

It accepts 'bye'. Perhaps Duo is trying to imply that ciao is more casual, and is linking goodbye to arrivederci.

[CallMeAnja]

it says goodbye in the hovering translation

[taffarelbergamin]

people in Duolingo are mean! Thor, really! Why do people downvote this comment even it being true?

[Natalie226611]

They said it means goodbye or hello

[TimWade3]

It does mean hello or goodbye - I've lived here 10 years and got it wrong too! haha

[Rana31770]

you are right

[junia.rb]

Yeah.. and in Brazil Ciao "tchau" means always goodbye.

[Franco_Incitti]

The word "ciao" can also be doubled up to avoid confusion, "ciao-ciao" is like saying "goodbye" or "bye, bye".

[taffarelbergamin]

just like in Portuguese :) we do the same. But in Portuguese, "ciao" only means "bye" and not "hello"

[hadisDc]

Love this language:)

[Beppe]

It's informal, but widely used

[Bruce282343]

actually it means both "bye" and "hello". arrivaderci means "goodbye".

[keaganFleming]

Hello there ,goodbye now

[a.ghafor]

Si

[MiguelAngel1901]

You're right. An italian friend told me!!!

[Lydia435257]

That's true

[DanuAnu]

Hello

[Kyon5]

I am a bit confused. Can I say ciao when I greet someone and ciao again when I leave the same person?

[Rae.F]

Yes.

[Thomas343729]

Yep.

[JenniferAron]

"ciao" is like "aloha" :)

[Rae.F]

Or "shalom". :)

[Evelyn_oropeza]

But isint aloha hi @bedda33

[noelledford]

well, I think of goodbye as arrivederci

[hutcho66]

Yeah, in English 'goodbye' is fairly formal, so I would also always translate it as 'arrivederci'. However, 'bye' is informal, and I would always translate it as 'ciao'.

[Jaycat1234]

From what I've learnt, it's polite to say 'salve' (just means hello) to strangers instead of ciao. I think ciao is for people you know. I've learnt this through other sites, it might appear in duolingo but I haven't seen it yet.

[zapphiragoals]

Thx

[Evelyn_oropeza]

It means hi and bye ???????¿¿¿¿¿¿

[LUW91]

Might want to fix so it accepts both hello and good bye

[Shappy3009]

I was under the impression that ciao means 'hi/bye' in Italian, which is more informal, and then arrivederci means 'goodbye' and buongiorno can mean 'hello/good morning' which are both more formal than ciao, I've only been learning Italian for a couple of weeks so correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I thought.

[paiera29]

"ciao" in french is like "salut" or the very similar "tchao" but that one is more familiar and means "bye"

[zapphiragoals]

makes sense

[garypierre18]

Duolingo is the best for now and I think for ever .

100% everything is free , we are lucky here .

Without Duolingo I wouldn't know how to speak English and now I am learning , Portuguese , German , Spanish , Italiano . No one in my family know if If I am learning these languages , I will surprise them when they travel with me and just stand there looking at me speaking to a stranger .

Ahahaha that will be cool ! right , what do you think ?

[Maria393962]

I have tried Hi, Bye & hello, goodbye & Hello, Goodbye, which is given as the correct answer by them! It won't let me go past it to the next page

[Rae.F]

How is the question presented to you? If it's free-writing, then just pick one. It's just multiple-choice where you need to select all of the valid answers provided.

[WillCavalheri]

♫ Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao! ♫

[noelledford]

On webkinz Dr.Quack always says 'Ciao!'

[SSHRafiqi]

I'm confused, does it mean 'hi' or 'bye'.

[wopeca]

Both

[jessica935]

Is this used with strangers or just with friends?

[Shar_Maine]

Ciao(informal) with friends or people you know well

[NathanAnde1]

Doesn't "Ciao!" also translate to "Hey!" in English?

[xxChristina]

I think that might be "weilà" (don't quote me on that)

[JuanBarrag6]

Como se cuando usarlo como goodbye y cuando usarlo como hi? Some spanish speaker?

[NathanAnde1]

You use "ciao" in an informal situation. It is used to say both "hello/hi" as well as "goodbye." You can tell which it is being used as by the context.

[marina245]

"Ciao" means both "hello" and "goodbye"???

[2qa]

How come the right answer "hello" is not in the options? o_O

[Mr.GameABMG]

I think its the same in venamis

[JeffIrish]

Should accept hello and bye

[shamtarek]

Ciao means hello or bye

[mohamedsel11]

Ciao means hello and good bye

[OnlyHeadshot3Z]

Ciao means hello and as well goodbye

[foster290]

you can write hello+ and it says its correct

[biancaaarr]

Why isn't hey accepted? I've been learning Italian for 7 years and I'm pretty sure that hey and hi can be accepted.

[Rae.F]

Report it (flag it) and suggest it as an option.

[Chibidora]

If "ciao" means both "hello" and "goodbye", can I use "ciao" instead of "arrivederci" when I say goodbye to someone? Is it kind of formal one and informal one?

[Rae.F]

Yes, I believe "ciao" is more informal.

[Chibidora]

Thank you.

[Ana479055]

It can also mean goodbye!

[maria-fiori3]

I typed hello. Goodbye and don't know why it wasn't right

[Saskia737793]

my answer was "hello, goodbye" and it was marked as wrong -- please fix!!!!

[Rae.F]

If you're typing in an answer, you just pick one. "Ciao" does not mean "hello, goodbye". It does not mean both at the same time. Depending on context it can mean one or the other.

[Saskia737793]

it was only the word ciao..... the word was repeated towards the end of the exercise, and it accepted both answers
but.... I can see what you're saying and it does make sense

[Saskia737793]

by the way, their first correct answer was "hello, goodbye".... exactly what I had answered, yet it was marked wrong. But, your reply made sense!

[TimWade3]

I put "Hello or goodbye" and got it wrong?

[Rae.F]

For free-writing, you only go with one answer. It's multiple-choice where you need to select all of the valid options.

[Maria393962]

Hi Rae F. I did as you suggested, and it worked. Thank you for your help

[RosannBrig]

Will not accept my hello or goodbye

[honrubcor]

Ciao= hi bad; bye= ciao bad ????????????

[Rae.F]

If you're typing in your response, just go with one or the other.

If it's multiple choice, the instructions say to select all of the correct options, not just one of them.

[H1txKxfN]

I have put the correct translations of Ciao twice but duolingo has mzrked as incorrect!!

[DavidPoelz]

I keep typing Hello,Goodbye and it states wrong answer

[Rae.F]

It's only when you're presented with multiple choice that you must select all the valid options. If you're typing it in yourself, you must only go with one answer.

[Stella696863]

It didn't accept my hello, bye and my goodbye either. I don't understand that's correct, so is it a small system error?

[Rae.F]

How was the question presented to you and how did you input your answer? If you're typing it in, just go with one answer, because those have to be coded into the database individually. But if it's multiple choice, then you select all of the valid options.

[NiaFeliz2]

Ciao!!

[Maggie126185]

it didn't accept "goodbye" for me.

[dianarosquin]

I am putting Hello & goodbye but it repeatedly gives me an incorrect

[Rae.F]

That's because if you're typing in an answer, you're supposed to pick only one way. It's only when they present you with multiple choice that you're meant to select all of the valid options they present to you.

[Roberto703209]

I keep typing the correct answer and it always tells me I am wrong giving me the same answer I typed in.

[Ruby50697]

"Ciao" does mean both goodbye AND hello

[Ruby50697]

I put hello and bye and that did not work so only use one!!

[Rae.F]

If you're typing it in, just go with one.

If it's multiple choice, select all of the valid options it presents to you.

[TJTitmus]

Audio not working on Dl for some questions so I'm guessing to be able to move on - anyone else having this problem?

[LaScala60]

Duo lingo has some quirk about the word "ciao." Sometimes it states the solution is hi/bye and other times hello and goodbye. No matter how I type the response, it always states I'm wrong.

[Rachel999974]

i tried putting in my answer Hello, Goodbye and it didn't except it

[Rae.F]

If you're free-writing, just go with one.

It's only when they give you multiple choice that you need to select all of the valid options.

[Queen948950]

I think it also depends on the context...like you cannot goodnight then say hello.....i guess thats what duolingo is trying to emphasize on....

[Queen948950]

Meant you cannot say*

[Mette372764]

I write the correct words, but it is not accepted!

[JayRadTheM]

If only duolingo could teach Patois

[Juan260278]

Hello, Goodbye.
Caro Duolingo, sono inglese e sto rinfrescando il mio italiano fluente.
I have answered the 'Ciao' question correctly, so please advise your Italian interpreters the correct use of the Italian language as there have been other incorrect answers in other lessons.
Grazie mille per la tua attenzione ai dettagli.

[THTGf]

My answer is correct but not accepted

[Rae.F]

What, precisely, was your answer?

[THTGf]

Hello Goodbye

[Rae.F]

If you're free-typing, just go with one or the other.

If it's multiple choice, that's when you need to select all of the valid options.

[ElizabethT846242]

Hello, Goodbye

[Jayejacques]

Maybe it can only handle one answer at a time

[Rae.F]

Yes. If you're free-writing, just pick one possibility and go with that. It would take far too long to program in all of the different ways a free-writing answer can be if they let you write in more than one option at a time.

It is only with multiple-choice that you need to select more than one answer if more than one answer is right.

[HolaComova3]

I chose Bye and Hello and it says me it s a mistake. Are you serious Duolingo?

[harriettso]

why not hi ?

[jenespas]

It is like"Guten Tag" in German.

[LaineyMay1]

for the listening activities, there should be the option to skip during a test without penalty

[taffarelbergamin]

It's been some time since I last used Duolingo, but isn't it already a feature? I'm pretty sure I skip them when I don't have headphones.