čau
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interjection
- hello, hiinformal greeting said when meeting someone
- byeinformal farewell
Used in the library
- Čau, tak zítra.Bye, see you tomorrow.A1Co říkáme a co si myslíme — What we say and what we think
- Čau, jak se máš?Hi, how are you?A1Děti, škola a kamarádi — Children, school and friends (A1)
- Čau.Bye.A2Svatba za pět týdnů — A wedding in five weeks
- Čau, babi!Hi, Gran!A2Osmdesátiny — The eightieth birthday
Other ways to say it
- ahojhello, hi (informal greeting said when meeting someone); bye (informal farewell)
- čushello, hi (informal greeting said when meeting someone); bye (informal farewell)
Saying goodbye
- čaubyeFrom Italian ciao. Slightly lighter than ahoj and just as common.
Greeting somebody
- čauhiThe lightest of them, and very common among young people.