Can you tell me how you say "bye bye" ?
I mean...
something like...
See you
See ya
See you later
See you around
Catch you later
Ciao
Bye for now
Did you know that we don't use "sayonara" often?
I guess it depends, but I only used (and would use) "sayonara" at "school", I mean only when I greet to the "sensei"s and "senpai"s or the "visiters" there.
or maybe some formal occassions outside of school?
mmm...now I am confused myself... I am not sure now...
I will ask my friends when they would use sayonara...
Well, what I wanted to tell you was...
There are many ways to say byebye in Japanese too.
Do you say "good-bye" often?
To my friends, I would say
jya-ne
mata-ne
bye-bye
kiotsukete-ne (not very often though)
*eg.to who(whom?) drive or bike home, or to a girl who goes home alone...
and also...
otsukaresamadeshita
*eg.to my coworkers
Shitsureishimasu
*eg.to my boss
...
How about you
?