Non-English languages: Permanent vs. non-permanent 'good-byes?'

In My Humble Opinion
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This was briefly touched on in an earlier GQ thread. In English (American English, anyway), “bye” and “see ya” are just general valedictory phrases (and there are lots more). “Good-bye” can be, but, depending on how it’s said, can imply a permanent departure (and there are probably others, too). “Farewell” probably implies permanence, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use it.

In other languares, are there similar phrases a distinction of permanent vs. non-permanent departures?

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In French adieu is probably more permanent than au revoir.

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In most of the Spanish speaking world, adios is more “farewell” than “goodbye.” For everyday goodbyes, they use hasta luego, nos vemos or the borrowed chao.

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Hasta la vista sounds pretty permanent, for some reason.

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It’s because we now associate it with a homocidal cyborg. :slight_smile:

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In Japanese, sayonara is a more “long-term” goodbye than ja matta or ja ne.