#2 - "Chao" or "Ciao"? Don’t Mix Them Up! ❌

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Think “chao” means “hi” in Spanish? Think again! 

In this episode, we clear up the confusion between the Spanish chaoand the Italian ciao, so you don’t end up greeting people like you’re in a pasta commercial. 

Learn when and how to use chao properly—because no one wants to sound like a confused tourist ¡Vamos! 🔥

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
All a quiki, lover be minido a Spanish quiki, short
fan and slightly tiky. Spanish lessons for beginners Mayo Marco two,
Professor Latino d'panel and today let's settle one some for all.
A common mistake, how do you actually use tao in Spanish?

(00:21):
Because I've seen too many students walking around thinking there
in an Italian movie? Are you ready for a quiki? Yes,
Tao is often confused with Italian tao, and honestly I
get it. These sounds almost identical. That's why many think

(00:43):
it's high, as in chiao bela in Italian? Do you
speak English? But here is the thing. Tiao in Italian
means either high or goodbye. But this is a Spanish quiki,
not ita Alian quiki. In Spanish, Tao spelled say a

(01:05):
ti a oh, Tao only means by. Tao is a casual,
friendly way to say goodbye. So if your friends living
after a few beers and says no vemos, you can
reply tao, go ahead, repeat after me, tao perfecto. And

(01:26):
if you need a little more formal farewell, you can
go for adios or asta ugo. So let's recap. Don't
confuse tao in Spanish with tiao in Italian. Italian Tao
means both hi and by, but in Spanish Tao only
means by. And also keep in mind that tao is

(01:48):
more common in casual, friendly settings and that miss a egos.
That's all for today, Glassiers Politicular Spanish Quiki by Latin Eli.
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