GREETING · SPANISH VOCABULARY
chao / chau
goodbye (casual)
First introduced in Capítulo Preliminar — chapter overview.
How to use this word
Greeting
Use chao / chau in the phrase patterns from your chapter: connect it with the articles, pronouns, and verbs you practiced there so exam sentences sound consistent with your textbook.
Example sentences
El Chao / chau es importante.Learning what "goodbye (casual)" means helps me follow the chapter dialogues we study in class.
Él es Chao / chau.In the practice dialogue my classmate sounds goodbye (casual) when she describes the scene outside our dorm.
FAQ
What does chao / chau mean in Spanish?
goodbye (casual) (introduced in Capítulo Preliminar in Chapurra).
How do you use chao / chau in a sentence?
See the example cards above, then practice the chapter in Chapurra. Your textbook may add dialect notes your instructor prefers.
What chapter is chao / chau in?
Chapurra introduces it in Capítulo Preliminar. Open the chapter overview for the full lesson path.