There are also many ways of ending a conversation and different ways of saying thank you that also might cause some confusion. So, let's try and smash the myth of the English good-bye.....

Saying good bye – Used just when you are about to leave
Catch you later
See you in a bit
See you – always pronounced as SEE-YA
Have a good one
Have a nice day*
Don't work too hard
See you next time (for a regular meeting)
Take it easy
Laters
Cheers

*Ukrainians often use this at the start of written messages without it meaning to mean good bye. I was trying to think of some phrases to mean this that could go at the start of the conversation, but each one I wrote still indicated the end of the conversation.

There are also certain phrases that are used to END a conversation. These expressions and words should ONLY come at the end of a chat when it's clear the conversation is over and you are about to leave

Ending a conversation - Used before saying one of the phrases for good-bye.
I'm off
I've got to run
I have to love you, and you leave you, but
I've got to (gotta) go I need to
I've got to be where in
It was lovely to talk to you, but I've got to
Right!
I've got to head off

We also have many ways of saying thank-you and it's quite common for two words or phrases to follow each other. For example, my most common usage of saying thanks is. Nice one, cheers.

Saying thank you

Cheers
Nice one
Thanks
No worries*
You are so kind!
You're a star!
I appreciate it

*this isn't a replacement for thank you, but it is a common response for thank you. It simply means 'No problem'

I hope this has made the 'English good bye' a little clearer...


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