'Time to Say Goodbye' or 'It's Time to Say Goodbye'

20:09 Sep 30, 2010 

As I said the context may change the possible answer. What I meant to say was that in Italian it's very unusual to say " E' ora di dire addio" without an object (a qualcuno/qualcosa) or pronoun (dirsi addio = to each other). But , as you said , much depends on the context and all subtleties are certanly possible. :))

19:59 Sep 30, 2010 

Hi,
actually Beppe, if I may, I think it is possible to say "e' il momento di dire addio" in Italian. I would like to point out though, that it would be like you were reminding yourself 'it is time to say goodbye'(= kind of like an inner voice was speaking) to that person, perhaps you were not feeling at ease with the situation, per se. Rephrasing, 'It's time for you to - leave/say goodbye to - that person... I agree with you on the other options, they do sound good (better, probably..). Indeed the context is very important, and it depends on whether the 'goodbye' is simply goodbye or it is farewell. There are a lot of subtleties and sometimes in a more informal situation you can have 'ora' di salutarci (I wouldn't mix ora with 'di dire addio').

18:39 Sep 30, 2010 

perhaps I should have written in English, but I imagine you've understood what I think, anyway. :)

18:34 Sep 30, 2010 

tutto va bene, ma sai che dipende molto molto dal contesto, dal come si vuole dire, ecc ecc. "E' il momento di dire addio" , così non è possibile , secondo me. O dici "....di dirsi addio" oppure " ....di dire addio a qualcuno/qualcosa". Altrimenti non va molto bene in italiano, anzi non si dice affatto!. :)