How Do You Say “Take Care” in Italian? 💙🇮🇹

The phrase “take care” in Italian is abbi cura di te.

The Phrase for “Take Care” in Italian

The most common way to say take care is abbi cura di te — literally, have care of yourself.

Examples

  • Ciao, abbi cura di te.
    Bye, take care of yourself.

  • Mi raccomando, abbi cura di te.
    I mean it, take care.

  • Abbi cura di te mentre sei via.
    Take care while you’re away.



More Examples

  • Grazie di tutto. Abbi cura di te.
    Thanks for everything. Take care.

  • Stammi bene, ok?
    Take care, alright?

  • Ci sentiamo presto – abbi cura di te.
    Talk soon – take care.


    • 💡 Language Tip

  • Abbi is the informal command form of avere (to have).

  • Cura di te means “care of yourself.”

  • A casual alternative is stammi bene, which means stay well. You’ll hear this a lot in everyday goodbyes.


    • 🌱 Rooted in Meaning

  • Abbi cura di te combines avere (to have) + cura (care) + di te (of yourself).

  • Literally, it means “have care of yourself.”

  • The alternative stammi bene comes from stare (to stay) and literally means “stay well.”


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