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Goodbye in Spanish: adiós sounds final, nos vemos doesn't

Adiós is for airports and last episodes. Everyday goodbyes are shorter and warmer.

You said
Adiós.
What it means: Farewell. (final)
A local says
¡Nos vemos!
See you!
Why: Adiós is correct but heavy. Nos vemos, hasta luego or que te vaya bien is the everyday goodbye.
Leaving a market stall in Oaxaca
Adiós.
¡Ándale, nos vemos! Que le vaya bien.

Adiós means "to God", and it carries some of that weight: it's what you say when you won't see someone for a long time, or at all. Between neighbours, shopkeepers, friends, the daily goodbyes are nos vemos (see you), hasta luego (until later), hasta mañana, cuídate (take care), and in Mexico the very common ándale pues or órale, nos vemos.

The one to add to your repertoire is que te vaya bien / que le vaya bien: "may it go well for you". It's what a vendor says as you walk away, what a host says at the door, and it's the goodbye that makes you sound like you belong. The reply is igualmente or gracias, igual.

Chao is common too, especially in the south and with younger people, and bye in Mexico is perfectly normal. None of them is rude. The only one that sounds like you're leaving the country is adiós.

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Que le vaya bien.Take care, all the best. (usted)
Nos vemos mañana.See you tomorrow.
Ándale pues, cuídate.Alright then, take care. (Mexico)

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