Have you ever wondered how people say “see you later, alligator” in different languages?
Languages have their own unique ways to approach things. This approach can come in the form of words and rhymes, which makes it hard to translate.
But it seems that the concept of a rhyming colloquial good-bye including a word that has nothing to do with the good-bye or the conversation is not restricted to the English language. In fact, it seems many languages have come up with some rhyming way to farewell.
From ‘fish’ to ‘umbrellas’, here are the rhyming ways people around the world say good-bye.
1. Afrikaans | Koebaai Meraai
“Goodbye Meraai”
2. German | Bis später, Peter
“See you later, Peter”
3. French | à plus dans le bus
“See you later on the bus”
4. Italian | Ciao a tutti, belli e brutti
“bye everyone, the beautiful and the ugly”
5. Spanish | Chao pescao
“bye fish”
6. Dutch | Aju Paraplu
“bye umbrella”
These were 6 examples of how to say “see you later, alligator” in different languages.
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