HIT, REF: How to say Goodbye!

[William Russell Smith <rssmith@TENET.EDU>]

   Well, I had an enormous response to my TARGET: about how to say goodbye
in many languages. Many wonderful LM_NET members contributed (too many to
name here... it looks like the REVIEW LM_NET list!). The Los Angeles Public
Library also sent me their collation of phrases collected over the years.
I used their format (Spelling followed by pronunciation) and added all the
new words sent to me by LM_NET members that weren't in their original
list. So here it is:


           How to Say Goodbye or Farewell in Many Languages


ARABIC          (Trlit) (1) Anda'nak (2) ila al-laqaa
                (Pron)  (1) Ahn-dah-nak  (2) Bikh-ATIR-coom (Syrian)

ARMENIAN        (Trlit) Ts'tesut'iwn
                (Pron)  Tsuh-teh-soo-tune

BULGARIAN       (Trlit) Sbogom!
                (Pron)  SBO-goam

CHINESE         (Trlit) Tsai chien or Joy jen
                (Pron)  Shah-ee/J-YAN

CZECH           (Spel)  S bohem
                (Pron)  SBO-hem

DANISH          (Spel) (1) Farvel (2) Dag
                (Pron)  (1) Fahr-VEL (2) DOW

DUTCH           (Spel)  (1) Goede dag  (2) Vaarvel (3) Dag
                         (4) Tot ziens
                (Pron)  (1) Hoo-deh DAHK (2) Fahr-VEL (3) DACH
                    (4) tot-siens

FINNISH         (Spel)  Hyvasti
                (Pron)  Heu-vass-ti

FRENCH          (Spel)  (1) Au revoir  (2) Adieu  (3) A bientot
                               (4) a demain (tomorrow)
                         (5) a tout a l'heure (in a little while)
          (Pron)        (1) Oh ruh-vwar (2) Ah-dee-UH
                    (3) Ah bee-ehn-TOH

GERMAN          (Spel) (1) Auf Wiedersehen (2) Tschuss
                      (3) bis dann "see ya later
                      (4) Auf Wiederhoren (on phone)
                (Pron)  (1) Owf Vee-dehr-zayn
                    (2) Chooss

GREEK           (Trlit) (1) Hairete (2) Anthio (3) S'agha po
                (Pron) (1) HAY-ret-ay (2) anth-EE-o
                 (3)(soft gutteral gh/ accent on the po)

HEBREW          (Trlit) (1) Shalom (2) l'hitraot "see ya"
                (Pron)     (1) Shah-LOHM

HUNGARIAN       (Spel) Isten vele
                (Pron) Ish-ten vel-eh

INDONESIAN     (Spel)  Selemat tinggal

(Bahasa Indonesia)   (Spel)  Sampai Ketemu Lagi

IRISH           (Spel)  Slam

ITALIAN         (Spel)  (1) Arrivederci (2) Addio (3) Ciao (So long)
                (Pron)  (1) Ah-ree-veh-DEHR-chee (2) Ah-DEE-oh (3) Chow

JAPANESE        (Trlit) (1) Sayonara
                    (2) Sayohnara is preferred useage with
                    colleagues in business
                    (3) Shitsureishimasu" is the term one would
                    use in the most formal situations, with the
                    employer, with special dignitaries
            (Pron)      (1) Sah-yoh-NAH-raH

KRIO (West African..Sierra Leone)  (Spel)  "We go see"
        (English-based)      (Translation) "we'll see you later"


LATVIAN         (Spel)  Ar Dievu!
                (Pron)  Ahr-DYE-voo

LITHUANIAN      (Spel)  Su Diev
                (Pron)  Soo DYEV

MAORI           (Spel)  Haere raa

MENDE (Sierra Leone)   (Spel) "Keh Malo Boma"
                       (Translation) "until tomorrow"

NAVAJO          (Spel)  Hagoonee

NORWEGIAN       (Spel)  (1) Adjo (2) Morn'a   "good morning"
                    (3) Ha det  (4) Ha det godt (5) Ha det bra
                    (6) Farvell
                    Translation (3-5): Have it well; May it go
                    well with you

                (Pron)  (1) Ahd-YER

PERSIAN         (Pron)  Kho-Daw hav-FEE

POLISH          (Spel)  Do Widzenia!
                (Pron)  Daw-vee-DZEHN-yah

PORTUGUESE      (Spel) (1) Adeus (2) Tchau
                (Pron) (1) Ah-DEH-oosh (3) Chow

RUMANIAN       (Spel)  Adio

RUSSIAN         (Trlit) Do svidania
                (Pron)  Dahs-vee-DAHN-yah

SERBO-CROAT     (Spel/Trlit)    (1) Zhogom! (2) Do vitenja!
                (Pron)  (1) SBO-goam (2) Daw vee-TEN-yah

SPANISH         (Spel)  (1) Adios! (2) Hasta la vista! (3) Chau
                        (4) Vaya con Dios
                (Pron)  (1) Ah-dee-OHS (2) Ah-stah lah VEEs-tah
                        (3) CHAH-oh (4) VAH-yah cohn DEE-ohs

SWAHILI         (Spel)  Kwaheri
               (Translation: goodbye)

SWEDISH         (Spel)  Adjo
                (Pron)  Ah-YUH

SWISS
          In "Swiss" (which isn't really a language, but a form
          of German), people say Tchuss when parting.


TURKISH   (Spel)  (1) Gule gule (staying)
                  (2) Allaha ismarladik (leaving)
                  (3) Hoscakal  (colloquial -- "catch you later")

                (Pron)  (1) Gyoo-LAY gyoo-LAY
                  (2) Ahl-la-KHA iss-mar-la-DIK

VIETNAMESE      (Spel) Chao tam biet!
                (Pron) chow tum byet


YIDDISH         (Trlit) Zeit Gezund
                (Pron)  Dzite geh-ZOOND



     Thanks to all who contributed!

Later,

Russell Smith
rssmith@tenet.edu
Educational Technology Consultant
Region 14 ESC  Abilene, Texas    Ph. 915-675-8647