au revoir
Parting words, Paris
Au revoir is a French phrase used as a farewell, literally meaning "until the seeing again." It implies expectation of future meeting, unlike a final goodbye.
English speakers use it for a touch of continental flair or when parting feels too mundane for plain goodbye: Au revoir, my friend—until next summer.
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- departureAct of going away
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
adieu · valediction · separation · until we meet again · see you soon · waving · airport goodbye · station platform
Spanish parting word
- ciaoItalian dual-purpose salutation
- sayonaraJapanese term for goodbye
- shalomHebrew word for peace
- cheerioInformal British parting
arrivederci · do svidaniya · namaste · aloha · vale
French word for hello
pardon · c'est la vie · bon voyage · rendez-vous · café · croissant · baguette · Paris
goodbye
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- departureAct of going away
sendoff · adieu · valediction · separation · until we meet again · see you soon · waving · airport goodbye · station platform · bon voyage
adios
Spanish parting word
cheerio · arrivederci · do svidaniya · namaste · aloha · vale
bonjour
French word for hello
non · pardon · c'est la vie · bon voyage · rendez-vous · café · croissant · baguette · Paris · France
- French vocabularybonjour, merci, oui, non, vous
- farewellsgoodbye, bye, adieu, bye-bye, adios
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, bon appetit, chef
- farewell phrasesgoodbye, bon voyage, godspeed, happy trails, safe journey
- goodbyesgoodbye, bye, bye-bye, see ya, byebye
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
au revoiradieu
Formal leave-taking
farewell · final farewell · vale · rest in peace · so long