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Phrases to Sign Letters and Emails in Italian

August 10, 2016 By Cher 13 Comments

Phrases to Sign Letters and Emails in Italian

In English, I have signed my letters and emails so many different ways.

Among my favorites are:

— Best – For more formal emails

— With gratitude – For emails directed to friends or colleagues

— With so much love – For close friends & family

Of course, the list could go on depending on the situation, but what can you say in Italian?

Just like in English, there are a lot of options, so I figured I would drill it down to the most common for formal & informal situations.

Let’s start with formal (because it’s better to get stuffy things out of the way first).

When you are sending an email to a stranger, a boss, or someone you want to use the formal, Lei, form with, here are 5 ways you can sign your name:

— In attesa di una Vostra cortese risposta, porgo i miei cordiali saluti – In wait of your courteous response, I give my cordial regards

(This is super formal and what I used when signing an email to the segreteria at the University of Perugia.)

— La ringrazio – I thank you

— Cari saluti – Warm regards

— Distinti saluti – Best regards

— Cordialità – Cordially (often used in offices)

When you want to sign off to a friend, you can say:

— Un abbraccio – A hug

Alternatively: Un abbraccio grosso – a big hug, tanti abbracci – a lot of hugs, abbracci – hugs

— Un bacio – A kiss

Alternatively: Un bacione – a big kiss, tanti baci – a lot of kisses, bacio – kiss, bacioni – big kisses

While this may seem romantic, between friends it’s quite normal and shouldn’t be misconstrued as a romantic advance. ;]

— Stammi bene! – Take care!

— Spero veramente di rivederti presto! – I really hope to see you again soon!

— A presto – Talk to you soon

— A più tardi – Later

— Un salute/ Un salutone – A salute /A huge salute

(This sounds weird in English, but I think the best comparison would be something like “Best”.)

When you want to sign off to someone you really love + are close to, you can say:

— Con affetto – With affection

— Con amore – With love

— Con tutto il mio cuore – With all my heart

— Ti penso sempre – I’m always thinking of you

— Mi mancherai – I’ll miss you

— Sei sempre nel mio cuore/nei miei pensieri – You’re always in my heart/in my thoughts

— Tuo/ Tua… – Yours…

What about you? What ways have you signed your letters and emails to Italian friends?

Filed Under: Beginner Italian, Expressions, Intermediate Italian, Italian Tagged With: email, italian expressions, Italian phrases, letters

About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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Comments

  1. Brenna says

    August 11, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    cordiali saluti (più formale)
    e
    baci e abbracci (per amici)

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  2. Terry Applebaum says

    August 15, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    Tante belle cose.

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    • Cher says

      September 7, 2016 at 10:50 pm

      Glad you liked it! 😀

      Reply
    • Liz says

      October 14, 2018 at 4:32 am

      I am really sorry to hear about Cher and feel for her. She must take whatever time she needs to feel grounded again.
      Why do I like the iceberg project – it is very practical , like the email s- how to sign off in different ways. I picked up “Ringrazio” from it and when trying to buy a railway ticket recently from Frlorence to Bologna – I asked if I got a lower price because i was over 60. The very jolly chap looked me up and down and smiled and said “rigrazio ma no”. He thought it very funny and I was reminded today

      Reply
  3. Spoken Languages with Yuri says

    November 22, 2016 at 11:42 am

    There’s a typo in the translation of “best regards”: it should read “distinti saluti”, not “distini saluti”.

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    • RachelRachel says

      January 20, 2017 at 3:42 am

      Thank you! Fixed!

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  4. Dethkids says

    August 14, 2017 at 1:54 am

    I’d say for un salute, it could also be explained salute is also Italian “cheers!” So, its like when you’d sign off a letter,Cheers, or kinda how armies would sign off saying “Hails”as a gesture of celebratory/commrodory like goodbye, long live the king, good save the queen, heil Hitler, heil Satan etc. So its like saying that for each other or towards the person your writing/ talking to (btw it has nothing to do with Nazi or Satanists those are just examples).
    Anywho, Science bless you, Salute!

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  5. Terry says

    August 26, 2017 at 4:25 am

    Hi,

    I suppose it should be “un saluto” instead of “salute”.

    Grazie!

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  6. Mary Coughlan says

    October 7, 2018 at 3:13 am

    My friend in Salerno signs with Abbraccione. Or she uses T.V.B. (Ti voglio bene), my favorite.

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  7. Ken W. Warner says

    October 17, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    Thanks for this very timely lesson – I am leaving tomorrow for 12 days in Italy, and had to request reservations at a couple of museums or tours.
    It was great to be able to close with the proper Italian form.

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    • RachelRachel says

      November 5, 2018 at 7:59 am

      Awesome glad to hear that!!

      Reply
  8. Luís says

    August 28, 2019 at 5:40 pm

    Thank you Cher! This helped me in a email from Portugal to Italy! 🙂

    Reply
    • RachelRachel says

      September 4, 2019 at 1:19 am

      prego!

      Reply

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