Children Things Common Goodbye Informally Nice Good Pronounced

Children often have their own language, things they say that are "meaningful" (has meaning) to them and that are "amusing" (funny) to them. One very common "exchange" (communication between two people) between two children goes like this:

A: "See you later, alligator."

B: "After a while, crocodile."

This is a funny way that children sometimes say goodbye to each other. It's just one of those things that American kids say to be funny. "Crocodiles" and "alligators" are both animals that live in the water with very large "jaws" (mouths), "rough" (not smooth) skin, and long tails. Why do they use "alligator" and "crocodile"? Nobody knows.

"See you later" is perhaps the most common way to informally say goodbye. Other ways to informally say goodbye are:

- "See you."

- "Catch you later."

- "Later."

- "Bye."

- "Nice seeing you."

- "Good to see you."

Note that with the expression "See you," Americans pronounce the "you" as "ya," so that "See you" is actually pronounced "See ya." In fact, pronouncing it as "See you" would sound strange to a native speaker.

The other expressions-"catch you later," "nice to see you," and "good to see you."- can be pronounced either way, as "you" or "ya." The less formal you are, the more likely you are to say "ya" rather than "you."