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Parting phrases , which are valedictions used to acknowledge the parting of individuals or groups of people from each other, are elements of parting traditions . Parting phrases are specific to culture and situation, and vary based on the social status and relationship of the persons involved.

Parting phrases commonly used by speakers of English [ edit ]

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In English , there are formal and informal ways of saying goodbye. Additionally, in day-to-day speech, English-speaking people sometimes use foreign parting phrases, such as the French terms au revoir or bon voyage , German terms auf Wiedersehen or tschuss , Hawaiian term aloha , Italian terms arrivederci or ciao , Japanese term say?nara , or Spanish terms adios , hasta luego , hasta manana , or hasta la vista . ^{[ citation needed ]}

Written parting phrases [ edit ]

Various cultures historically have elaborate epistolary traditions, in particular how to end a letter, which is seen as a parting with the invisible partner in dialogue .

English language letters are ended with the sender's name (for example, John Doe ). Thus, epistolary parting phrases have the following form:

• Best regards, John Doe
• Best wishes, John Doe
• Respectfully yours, John Doe
• Yours sincerely, John Doe (if the recipient is known to the sender)
• Yours faithfully, John Doe (if the recipient is unknown to the sender)
• Yours truly, John Doe

Religious and traditional parting phrases [ edit ]

• " As-Salamu Alaykum " or " Salam " ("Peace be upon you"), used among Muslims and Arabs
• " Blessed Be ", used among many Pagans as a greeting or a parting phrase ^{[ citation needed ]}
• "Goodbye", an English parting phrase used in the West, is a contraction of " God be by ye". ^[1]
• " Khuda Hafiz " ("God protect (you)"), used among Iranians and South Asian Muslims
• " Namaste ", used by some followers of different Indian religions and New Age practitioners
• " Shalom " ("Peace"), used among Jews and by some Christians

Phrases from fictional works [ edit ]

Some commonly used parting phrases are popularized by fictional works, such as:

• " Hasta la vista, baby ", a parting phrase popularized by The Terminator entertainment franchise
• " I'll be back ", another one from The Terminator franchise,

while others were created for fictional worlds and adopted by the real world, such as:

• " Live long and prosper ", a Vulcan salute from the Star Trek entertainment franchise
• " May the Force be with you ", a parting phrase from the Star Wars entertainment franchise

See also [ edit ]

• Greeting
• Salutation
• Valediction
• The Parting Glass

References [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

• Speake, Jennifer , ed. (1997). The Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases . Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-863159-6 .