ALifeLongLearner t1_iqzql43 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 8:24 AM

Reply to comment by tiagojpg in Designed to last six months, India's Mars Orbiter bids adieu after 8 long years by BitterFuture

Namaste is for hellos, not goodbyes.

tiagojpg t1_ir02qjx wrote on October 4, 2022 at 11:10 AM

Hmm, I read up something that differs. Namaste doesn’t literally translate to Hello, means something different. Source.

ALifeLongLearner t1_ir07atz wrote on October 4, 2022 at 11:57 AM

Yes, that's what it means. But we always Namaste in place of hello/hey/hi. We use other phrases for goodbye like, see you soon, have a nice day, etc, not Namaste. We can use Namste after saying goodbye as a closing greeting. But it can't be used in place of goodbye.

tiagojpg t1_ir1l9fh wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Oh that makes sense, thank you for clearing that up!

c4nchyscksforlife t1_ir0yn8g wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:24 PM

Colloquial and literal meanings don't always work the same