Take care of you

[vesperlynd]

Is there an expression in Italian, that people write at the end of a message or say at the end of a phone call, that means "take care of you"..

Prenda la cura ??? It seems weird ?

 

[beatrice76]

One of such expressions could be "stammi bene", even though I'm not sure whether it is used mainly in Tuscany, where I am from...

 

[Azazel81]

I suppose you're talking about the expression used at the end of a communication "take care", rather than "take care of you". In Italian that would sound quite weird, but I saw the difference with my girlfriend (who's not Italian) when she kept saying "take care".

In Italian we say: "stammi bene".

If you say "take care of you" I suppose someone would say the subject is missing, probably... as in "I'll take care of you".

EDIT: beatrice76, I can tell you we use it too (I'm from Milan).

 

[vesperlynd]

The expression "stammi bene" is usually used with everybody we are speaking to or only with friends and family?

 

[lucilla77]

I would say:
stai bene! (it's colloquial, it's better by phone)
Abbi cura di te (more formal)

 

[beatrice76]

Thank you Azazel81!

 

[tastieranera]

Another way to translate it might be: "Riguardati". In this case you really mean "Take good care of yourself", for instance if the person has a cold.
Otherwise "stammi bene" would be the corresponding form of "take care".
For formal relationships: "Stia bene" or "Si riguardi".

 

[Azazel81]

I would say:
stai bene! (it's colloquial, it's better by phone) wouldn't we say "stammi bene"? (or in a more formal way "stia bene")
Abbi cura di te (more formal)

And here I thought it was the other way around.

I think both "abbi cura di te" and "stammi bene" are quite informal.. you say these to people you know, to friends, relatives and stuff...

To your boss, or to a client you would rather say: "tante buone/belle cose" or "(mi) stia bene".