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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: I need goodbye in 16 languages
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Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 20:47:31 GMT
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Some corrections and additions:
In article <lmdD7I18s.97q@netcom.com>, Lee Davidson <lmd@netcom.com> wrote:

>Cantonese Joi Gin (don't remember tones)

Mid-level in both cases.  Most Hong Kongers use "baibai" instead.

>German auf wiedertschuss

Was fuer ne Monstrositaet!  Someone got confused and fused two expressions:

>GERMAN:    Auf Wiedersehen /AOf 'vi:der`ze:n/

Is the formal way of taking one's leave.  Colloquial forms include
"Wiedersehen!" and "(Auf) Wiederschauen!" [(auf) 'vi:d@:`Sau(@)n]

"Tschues(s)" [tSy:s] is the most common informal way of saying "Bye!"
There are many variations, like "Tschueskus!" and "Tschuesle!"  In
the Southwest, one hears "Ade(le)!" [a'de:(l@)] and, in the Southeast
(esp. Austria) "Servus!" ['zE@vUs], which, like "Aloha!", can also be
a greeting.

>irish gaelic slan agat (to one staying
>Irish Gaelic slan leat (to one leaving)

Should be an acute accent over the 'a' in "slan."  The approximate
pronunciations are [sLO:n 'a:g@d] and [sLO:n ljA:t] respectively (there's
a great deal of dialect variance in Irish).  Note that these are the
informal forms.  The formal (and grammatically plural) ones are

Sl/an agaibh [sLO:n 'a:gji:]
Sl/an libh   [sLO:n Livj

>Japanese, "Sayonara"

Slangy "Jaane!" [dZa:ne]

>Portuguese, "Ate' logo"

Or "Adeus!" [@'deUS]

Korean:  Annyeonghi kasipsio!  [annj@Ni: kaSipSio]  (To the one leaving)
	 Annyeonghi kyesipsio! [annj@Ni: keSipSio]  (To the one staying)

These are formal.  Informally, one may say "Annyeong haseyo!" [annj@ng 
hase:jo] or just "Annyeong!"

Welsh:  Hwyl( fawr)!  [hwil (vaur)]

Further corrections and clarifications welcomed.



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