You know how to say chow and bonjourno. But do you know how Italians really greet each other?

It's not always the same as how they teach it in Italian courses. In this week's episode, you'll learn

when Italians use bonjourno, bonasera and chow, and one handy trick for when you're not sure which one to use.

Find out in this week's episode of Five Minute Italian.

Hello to Ciao all and benvenuti at Five Minute Italian.

Hi everyone and welcome to Five Minute Italian.

I'm Katie.

And I'm Matteo.

Ciao.

And in today's episode, we're going to learn how to greet people the way Italians do.

So, imagine, you're on holiday in Italy, you wake up, and the first thing you think about is going to get a nice coffee from a cafe. You walk in, you turn to the barrister and you say,

So what's the difference between

bongiorno and chow?

Because we often hear that

bongiorno is formal

and chow is informal.

But when I was learning Italian,

I found this concept quite confusing

and I didn't really know

what that looked like

in day-to-day situations in Italy.

Well, it depends on the place and the people. For example, if it's posh place or if the person is a lot older,

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