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Old August 29, 2009, 08:38 AM
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Hasta siempre

Huh?

Some Peruvian friends stayed at my house this past weekend. After they left, I sent her a facebook message that said "La casa está tan vacía y demasiado tranquilo.... Pero me alegra que su viaje era seguro. Hasta pronto!" (The last part is because I'm going to see her again in New York in a few days...)

She responded with "Hasta siempre amiga!"

But I thought that "hasta siempre" means "farewell" or "so long".... Huh? I don't get it..... What does "hasta siempre" mean in this context?
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Old August 29, 2009, 10:24 AM
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Are you sure they said "hasta siempre"?

- Hasta luego = see you soon (or write each other soon)

- Hasta nunca - when you're angry, like saying: "I'll never see you again"

- Hasta siempre - long goodbye, for an indefinite time. It's quite used in funerals, but also as a very polite goodbye (in a letter to somebody you don't know very well and who you're not pretending to write soon)

Maybe they wanted to be polite.
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No! This is my BEST friend. And I double and triple checked. She definitely said "hasta siempre"......
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Old August 29, 2009, 10:50 AM
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Maybe it's common in his/her country. Don't be angry with me

In Spain we would say: "No maten al mensajero"
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Maybe it's common in his/her country. Don't be angry with me

In Spain we would say: "No maten al mensajero"
Ahhww (Es lo mismo en inglés, 'Don't kill the messenger' )

Nunca podríamos matarte irma, no te preocupes..

Aunque ya quieres dejarme ser comida por tu gatito...
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Maybe it's common in his/her country. Don't be angry with me

In Spain we would say: "No maten al mensajero"
Yes, Laura is correct on both counts. First of all, we definitely say "Don't kill the messenger" or "Don't shoot the messenger" (the latter phrase is more common).

And, NO, I couldn't be angry with you. I was just frustrated because everything I find about "hasta siempre" says the same thing: "farewell" or "so long" in a very permanent sense.

BUT ... I e-mailed my friend and she said that there's ANOTHER meaning and that she will explain it to me when I see her in a few days. Sigh.... I'll check back in here when she explains it to me so that I can explain it to you. I'm sure that it's a Peruvian thing........
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In general, I agree that "hasta siempre" means that you don't want exactly to say farewell, but you might not see that person ever again.

Btw., Ché Guevara made famous "Hasta la victoria siempre" (which would mean something like we'll keep on fighting until we win). Maybe her use of "hasta siempre" is a personal interpretation...

But before I keep weaving more strange thoughts, let us know when she explains, will you?
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I will definitely ... because I am dying to know. If I didn't already know that she is UBER overwhelmingly busy, I'd press her for an answer to the question right now.... It will have to wait until later in the week.....
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Until always, como ella siempre quiere verte. No sé
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Maybe... that would be kind of sweet, huh?
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