I saluti en Italiano

Buongiorno!

Today we are going to study how to say hi in Italian.

Ciao
That's the easiest way to say hi in Italian.  You can say Ciao at no matter what hour of the day and it's used both to say hi or goodbye.

-Ciao, Bruno 

- Oh ciao Paola!

However Ciao is an informal way to say hi in Italian.  You can only use it with your friends or with young people.  

For the rest use this table to guide you

I saluti in Italiano	Hour	Inglese
Salve		Good Morning
Buongiorno	6:00- 12:00 m	Good Morning
Buon pomeriggio	12:00 m- 17:00	Good Afternoon
Buona Sera	17:00	Good Evening
Buona Notte		Good Night