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<p>Created page with &quot;==Hello in 150 languages== #*<a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Greet_People_in_Afrikaans&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Greet People in Afrikaans (page does not exist)">Afrikaans</a> - &#039;&#039;Hallo&#039;&#039; (hello) pronounced Hu-llo #* Alibamu (Southeastern Native American) - &#039;&#039;chíkmàa&#039;&#039; #*Amharic...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Hello in 150 languages==<br /> <br /> #*[[Greet People in Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] - &#039;&#039;Hallo&#039;&#039; (hello) pronounced Hu-llo<br /> #* Alibamu (Southeastern Native American) - &#039;&#039;chíkmàa&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Amharic - &#039;&#039;&quot;tena yistelegn&quot;&#039;&#039; is very formal. You can also say &#039;&#039;&quot; Selam&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Albanian - &#039;&#039;Tungjatjeta&#039;&#039; pronounced To-ngyat-yeta it means have a long life or c&#039;kemi (hi)<br /> #*A&#039;Leamona - &#039;&#039;bees-e-lees-e&#039;&#039; (good day) pronounced tehl-neye-doe<br /> #*[[Speak Arabic|Arabic]] - &#039;&#039;صباح الخير&#039;&#039; (good morning) pronounced sabahou e l kheir , &#039;&#039;مساء الخير&#039;&#039; (good evening) pronounced masaou el kheir; note that &#039;&#039;Kh-خ&#039;&#039; is pronounced from the back of the throat. &#039;&#039;mArHAbAN-مرحبا&#039;&#039; (Hello) pronounced Mar-ha-ban Other common greetings are Ahalan and Marhaba<br /> #*[[Learn Armenian|Armenian]] - &#039;&#039;barev&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;parev&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Austrian - &#039;&#039;Grüßgott&#039;&#039; (formal, pronounced gree&#039;assgott)/ &#039;&#039;Servus&#039;&#039; (Informal, said See-ahh-vass, not like the Latin word)<br /> #*Azerbaijani - &#039;&#039;salam&#039;&#039; (hello) pronounced Sa-lam<br /> #*Bahamas – &#039;&#039;hello&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;hi&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;heyello&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;what you sayin&#039;, Bui/Bey?&#039;&#039; (very informal - slang)<br /> #* Bonjour&#039;, French for hello/good (morning/evening). (pronounced bon-shure)<br /> #*Basque - &#039;&#039;kaixo&#039;&#039; (pronounced kai-show), &#039;&#039;egun on&#039;&#039; (morning; .pronounced egg-un own), &#039;&#039;gau on&#039;&#039; (night; pronounced gow own)<br /> #*Bhutan - &#039;&#039;kuzu-zangpo&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Bavarian and Austrian [[Speak Simple German|German]] - &#039;&#039;grüß Gott&#039;&#039; (pronounced gruess got), &#039;&#039;servus&#039;&#039; (informal; also means &quot;goodbye&quot;; pronounced zair-voos)<br /> #*Belarusian - &#039;&#039;pryvitańnie&#039;&#039; (pronounced &#039;&#039;pree-vee-tun-nie&#039;&#039;)<br /> #*[[Count to Twenty in Bengali|Bengali]] — &#039;&#039;namaskar&#039;&#039; (In West Bengal, India)<br /> #*[[Count to Twenty in Bodo | Bodo]] - &#039;&#039;Wai or Oi or Oye&#039;&#039; Informal saying of hello to someone. Like wife saying &#039;&#039;wai&#039;&#039; to husband. But formally add title after wai...e.g, to call sister &#039;&#039;&#039;wai binanao beo fwi&#039;&#039;&#039; (meaning: come here sister).<br /> #*Bremnian - &#039;&#039;koali&#039;&#039; (pronounced kowalee)<br /> #*British Sign Language(BSL) - Dominant hand wave, from core to outside with the palm facing towards recipient as the hand moves bring it into a thumbs up gesture (Formal &#039;Hello&#039;), Give two thumbs up (Informal Literal Translation &#039;well?&#039;)<br /> #*Bulgarian - &#039;&#039;zdravei&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;zdraveite&#039;&#039; (to many), &#039;&#039;zdrasti&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039; Dobro utro&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;Dobar den&#039;&#039; (day), &#039;&#039; Dobar vecher&#039;&#039; (evening)<br /> #*Bosnian - &#039;&#039;Hej?&#039;&#039; (Hey) &quot;Dobar dan&quot; (Good Afternoon) &quot;Cao&quot; (Hi) &quot;Laku noc&quot; (Good night)<br /> #*Burmese - &#039;&#039;mingalarba&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Cambodian (Khmer)- &#039;&#039;Sua s&#039;dei&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;Jum Reap Sour&#039;&#039; (formal) good morning, &#039;&#039;Arun Sua s&#039;dei&#039;&#039; good afternoon, &#039;&#039;Tivea Sua s&#039;dei&#039;&#039; good evening, &#039;&#039;Sayoan Sua s&#039;dei&#039;&#039; good night, &#039;&#039;Reatrey Sua s&#039;dei&#039;&#039; good bye, &#039;&#039;Lea Hoy&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;Jum Reap Lea&#039;&#039; (formal)<br /> #*Cape-Verdean Creole - &#039;&#039;oi&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;olá&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Entao&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Bon dia&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Catalan - &#039;&#039;hola&#039;&#039; (pronounced o-la), &#039;&#039;bon dia&#039;&#039; (pronounced bon dee-ah) good morning, &#039;&#039;bona tarda&#039;&#039; (bona tahr-dah) good afternoon, &#039;&#039;bona nit&#039;&#039; (bona neet)good night. You can also say just &#039;&#039;bones&#039;&#039; (bo-nahs) to make it informal.<br /> #* Cayuga (Northern Iroquois) - &#039;&#039;sga-noh&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Chamorro - &#039;&#039;hafa adai&#039;&#039; (hello/what&#039;s up?), &#039;&#039;hafa?&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;howzzit bro/bran/prim/che&#039;lu?&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;sup&#039;&#039; (informal) and all other English greetings<br /> #*Chichewa - &#039;&#039;moni bambo!&#039;&#039; (to a male), &#039;&#039;moni mayi!&#039;&#039; (to a female), &#039;&#039;Muribwanji&#039;&#039; (moori-bwanji) is used often as a generalized greeting to everyone.<br /> #*Chubby- &#039;&#039;Shabe Yabebabe Yeshe&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Chinese - In both Cantonese and Mandarin, it is written as &#039;&#039;你好&#039;&#039;. Cantonese is &#039;&#039;nei* ho&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;lei ho&#039;&#039; (pronounced &#039;&#039;ne ho&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;lay ho&#039;&#039;) and Mandarin is nǐ hǎo (pronounced, nee how) (remember the tones). In Mandarin you can also say &#039;&#039;早上好&#039;&#039; (zǎo shàng hǎo) for &quot;Good Morning&quot; (pronounced dsao shung haw). In Taiwan, this is not common and people informally use the shorter 早 (zǎo, pronounced dsao).<br /> #*Congo - &#039;&#039;mambo&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Cook Island - &#039;&#039;Kia orana&#039;&#039; (hello)<br /> #*Cree - &#039;&#039;Tansi&#039;&#039; (pronounced Tawnsay)<br /> #*[[Speak Basic Croatian|Croatian]] - &#039;&#039;bok&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;dobro jutro&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;dobar dan&#039;&#039; (day), &#039;&#039;dobra večer&#039;&#039; (evening), &#039;&#039;laku noć&#039;&#039; (night)<br /> #*Czech - &#039;&#039;dobré ráno&#039;&#039; (until about 8 or 9 a.m.), &#039;&#039;dobrý den&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;dobrý večer&#039;&#039; (evening), &#039;&#039;ahoj&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced &#039;&#039;ahoy&#039;&#039;)<br /> #*Danish - &#039;&#039;hej&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced &#039;&#039;hai&#039;&#039;), &#039;&#039;god dag&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;god aften&#039;&#039; (evening; formal), &#039;&#039;hejsa&#039;&#039; (very informal).<br /> #* Dioula (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso) - &#039;&#039;in-i-che&#039;&#039;<br /> #*D&#039;ni - &#039;&#039;shorah&#039;&#039; (also goodbye or peace)<br /> #*[[Learn Double Dutch|Double Dutch]] - &#039;&#039;hutch-e-lul-lul-o&#039;&#039; (hello), &#039;&#039;gug-o-o-dud mum-o-rug-nun-i-nun-gug&#039;&#039; (good morning; formal), &#039;&#039;gug-o-o-dud a-fuf-tut-e-rug-nun-o-o-nun&#039;&#039; (good afternoon; formal), &#039;&#039;gug-o-o-dud e-vuv-e-nun-i-nun-gug&#039;&#039; (good evening; formal)<br /> #*[[Learn Key Phrases in Dutch|Dutch]] - &#039;&#039;hoi&#039;&#039; (very informal), &#039;&#039;hallo&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;goedendag&#039;&#039; (formal)<br /> #* Edo (Nigeria) - &#039;&#039;Kóyo&#039;&#039;<br /> #*[[Speak English|English - American]] - &#039;&#039;hello&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;hi&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;hey&#039;&#039; (informal,) &#039;&#039;yo&#039;&#039; (informal)<br /> #*[[Speak English|English - England]] - &#039;&#039;How do you do?&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;Good Morning&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;Good Afternoon&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;Good Evening&#039;&#039; (formal) &#039;&#039;hello&#039;&#039; (less formal), &#039;&#039;HowDo?&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;Watchya&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;Alright&#039;&#039; (informal) &#039;&#039;hi&#039;&#039; (informal), Hiya (informal)<br /> #*[[Speak English|English - Ireland]] - &#039;&#039;hello&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;hi&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;hey&#039;&#039; (informal,) &#039;&#039;yo&#039;&#039; (informal), Hiya (informal)<br /> #*[[Speak English|English - Scotland]] - &#039;&#039;hello&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;hi&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;hey&#039;&#039; (informal,) &#039;&#039;yo&#039;&#039; (informal), Hiya (informal)<br /> #*[[Say Some Common Phrases in Esperanto|Esperanto]] - &#039;&#039;saluton&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039; (informal)<br /> #*Estonian - &#039;&#039;tere päevast&quot; (good day), &#039;&#039;Tere hommikust&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;Tere Õhtust&#039;&#039; (evening) &#039;&#039;Tere/tervist&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Egyptian Arabic - &#039;&#039;Salaam Alekum&#039;&#039; (sulam ulakume) (Goodbye), &#039;&#039;Ma Salaama&#039;&#039; (ma sulama) the &quot;U&quot; is pronounced its usual way (Example:up)<br /> #*Fijian - &#039;&#039;Bula Uro&#039;&#039; (Informal Hello) and &#039;&#039;Bula Vinaka&#039;&#039; (Formal Hello) is pronounced &#039;Buh-la Vina-kah&#039;<br /> #*[[Speak Finnish|Finnish]] - &#039;&#039;hyvää päivää&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;moi&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;terve&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;hei&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;moro&#039;&#039; (Tamperensis)<br /> #*[[Speak French|French]] - &#039;&#039;salut&#039;&#039; (informal; silent &#039;t&#039;), &#039;&#039;allo&#039;&#039;,&#039;&#039;bonjour&#039;&#039; (formal, for daytime use; &#039;n&#039; as a nasal vowel), &#039;&#039;bonsoir&#039;&#039; (good evening; &#039;n&#039; is a nasal vowel), &#039;&#039;bonne nuit&#039;&#039; (good night)<br /> #*Frisian (A Language from northern Netherland, still spoken by many people) - &#039;&#039;Goeie dei&#039;&#039; (Formal), &#039;&#039;Goeie&#039;&#039; (A bit more informal but still correct).<br /> #*Gaelic - &#039;&#039;dia duit&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced gee-ah ditch; literally &quot;God be with you&quot;)<br /> #*Georgian - &#039;&#039;gamardjoba&#039;&#039;<br /> #*[[Speak Simple German|German]] - &#039;&#039;hallo&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;Guten Tag&#039;&#039; (formal; pronounced gootan taag), &#039;&#039;Tag&#039;&#039; (very informal; pronounced tahg).<br /> #*Gujarati - &#039;&#039;Namaste&#039;&#039;,&#039;&#039;Namaskar&#039;&#039;,&#039;&#039;Kemcho&#039;&#039;<br /> #*[[Speak Basic Greek|Greek]] - &#039;&#039;Γεια σου&#039;&#039; (pronounced YAH-soo; singular to greet a friend, informal), &#039;&#039;Γεια σας&#039;&#039; (plural to be polite, formal) (meaning &quot;health to you&quot;), &#039;&#039;καλημέρα&#039;&#039; (pronounced kalee-ME-ra; good morning; formal), &#039;&#039;καλό απόγευμα&#039;&#039; (pronounced ka-LOH a-PO-yevma; good afternoon; formal), &#039;&#039;καλησπέρα&#039;&#039; (pronounced kalee-SPE-rah; good evening; formal)<br /> #* Haida (Queen Elizabeth Island Canada) - &#039;&#039;Kii-te-daas a&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Hausa - &#039;&#039;Ina kwaana?&#039;&#039; (How did you sleep? - informal) or &#039;&#039;Ina uni?&#039;&#039; (how&#039;s the day? - informal); &#039;&#039;Ina kwaanan ku?&#039;&#039; (formal) or &#039;&#039;Ina unin Ku&#039;&#039; (formal)<br /> #*Hawaiian - &#039;&#039;aloha&#039;&#039; (pronounced &#039;&#039;ah-low-ha&#039;&#039;)<br /> #*[[Speak Hebrew|Hebrew]] - &#039;&#039;shalom&#039;&#039; (means &quot;hello&quot;, &quot;goodbye&quot; and &quot;peace&quot;), &#039;&#039;hi&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;ma kore?&#039;&#039; (very informal, literally means &quot;whats happening&quot; or &quot;whats up&quot;)<br /> #*Hindi - &#039;&#039;नमस्ते&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;namaste&#039;&#039; ( this video shows you how to pronounce namaste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXlcpjgyrOg )<br /> #*Hopi - &#039;&#039;ha&#039;u&#039;&#039; (sounds like hah-uh) means &quot;hello&quot; but it&#039;s not used as often as we use it in English. It&#039;s more traditional to greet someone by saying &#039;&#039;Um waynuma?&#039;&#039; (you&#039;re around?)<br /> #*Hungarian, Magyar - &#039;&#039;jó napot&#039;&#039; (pronounced yoh naput; daytime; formal), &#039;&#039;szervusz&#039;&#039; (pronounced sairvoose; informal), &#039;&#039;szia&#039;&#039; (pronounced seeya; informal), or even &#039;&#039;heló&#039;&#039;, like English hello but a longer &quot;o&quot;<br /> #*Icelandic - &#039;&#039;góðan dag&#039;&#039; (formal; pronounced gothan dahg), &#039;&#039;hæ&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced hai)<br /> #*Igbo - &#039;&#039;nde-ewo&#039;&#039; (pronounced enday aywo), &#039;&#039;nna-ewo&#039;&#039; (pronounced enna wo), &#039;&#039;ke-du&#039;&#039; (informal, pronounced keh-du).<br /> #*[[Learn Indonesian|Indonesian]] - &#039;&#039;halo&#039;&#039; (hello), &#039;&#039;selamat pagi&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;selamat siang&#039;&#039; (afternoon), &#039;&#039;selamat malam&#039;&#039; (evening)<br /> #*Irish - &#039;&#039;Dia duit&#039;&#039; (pronounced &quot;Deah Duit&quot;; also means &quot;God Be With You&quot;)<br /> #*[[Speak Arabic|Islamic Greeting]] - &#039;&#039;السّلام عليكم&#039;&#039; (peace be upon you) pronounced Assalamou Alykoum.<br /> #*[[Understand Common Italian|Italian]] - &#039;&#039;ciào&#039;&#039; (pronounced chow; informal; also means &quot;goodbye&quot;), &#039;&#039;buon giorno&#039;&#039; (pronounced &#039;&#039;bwohn geeornoh; good morning; formal), &#039;&#039;buon pomeriggio&#039;&#039; (pronounced bwohn pohmehreejeeoh; good afternoon; formal), &#039;&#039;buona sera&#039;&#039; (pronounced bbwoonah sehrah; good evening; formal)<br /> #*[[Learn Japanese|Japanese]] - おはよう（ございます）&#039;&#039;ohayoou (gozaimasu)&#039;&#039; (pronounced o-ha-yo (go-zai-mass); good morning), こんにちは　&#039;&#039;konnichi wa&#039;&#039; (pronounced kon-nee-chee-wa; daytime or afternoon), こんばんは　&#039;&#039;konbanwa&#039;&#039; (pronounced kon-ban-wa; evening); もし　もし　&#039;&#039;moshi moshi&#039;&#039; (pronounced mo-shee mo-shee; when calling/answering the phone); どうも　&#039;&#039;doumo&#039;&#039; (pronounced doh-moh; informal way of thanking/greeting, but means countless other things as well so only use when context makes sense)<br /> #*[[Speak Gibberish|Jibberish]] - &#039;&#039;huthegelluthego&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;h-idiguh-el l-idiguh-o&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;h-diguh-i&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;h-idiguh-ow a-diguh-re y-idigah-ou?&#039;&#039; (meaning &quot;how are you?&quot;)<br /> #*Jamaican(slang)- &#039;&#039;Yow Wah gwaan&#039;&#039; (pronounced wa-gwaan)<br /> #*Kanien&#039;kéha (Mohawk) - &#039;&#039;kwe kwe&#039;&#039; (pronounced gway gway)<br /> #*Kannada - &#039;&#039;namaskara&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Kazakh - &#039;&#039;Salem&#039;&#039; (hello), &#039;&#039;Kalay zhagday&#039;&#039; (How are you?)<br /> #*[[Be a Trekkie|Klingon]] - &#039;&#039;nuqneH?&#039;&#039; [nook-neck] (literally: &quot;what do you want?&quot;)<br /> #*Konkani: &#039;&#039;Namaskar&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Namaskaru&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;I bow to thee&#039;&#039;, formal)&#039;, &#039;&#039;Dev baro dis div&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;may God bless you with a good day&#039;&#039;, informal)<br /> #*[[Say Words in Korean|Korean]] - &#039;&#039;안녕하세요&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;ahn nyeong ha se yo&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;안녕&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;ahn nyeong&#039;&#039; (informal; can also be used to mean &quot;goodbye&quot;)(when calling/answering the phone&quot;; 여보세요 &#039;&#039;yeo-bo-sae-yo&#039;&#039; (prounounced &quot;yuh-boh-say-yoe&quot;)<br /> #*[[Learn Key Phrases in Kurdish|Kurdish]] — &#039;&#039;choni&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;roj bahsh&#039;&#039; (day; pronounced rohzj bahsh)<br /> #*Lao - &#039;&#039;sabaidee&#039;&#039; (pronounced sa-bai-dee)<br /> #*[[Pronounce Latin|Latin]] (Classical) - &#039;&#039;salve&#039;&#039; (pronounced sal-way; when talking to one person), &#039;&#039;salvete&#039;&#039; (pronounced sal-way-tay; when talking to more than one person), &#039;&#039;ave&#039;&#039; (pronounced ar-way; when talking to one person; when talking to someone respected), &#039;&#039;avete&#039;&#039; (pronounced ar-way-tay; when talking to more than one respected person)<br /> #*Latvian - &#039;&#039;labdien&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;sveiki&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;chau&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced chow).<br /> #*Lingala - &#039;&#039;mbote&#039;&#039;<br /> #*[[Learn Lithuanian|Lithuanian]] - &#039;&#039;laba diena&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;labas&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;sveikas&#039;&#039; (informal; when speaking to a male), &#039;&#039;sveika&#039;&#039; (informal; when speaking to a female), &#039;&#039;sveiki&#039;&#039; (informal; when speaking to more than one person).<br /> #*Lojban - &#039;&#039;coi&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Luxembourgish - &#039;&#039;moïen&#039;&#039; (pronounced MOY-en)<br /> #*Slavomacedonian - &#039;&#039;Здраво&#039;&#039; (Zdravo; meaning Hello), &#039;&#039;Добро утро&#039;&#039; (Dobro utro; meaning Good morning), &#039;&#039;Добар ден&#039;&#039; (Dobar den; meaning Good day), &#039;&#039;Добро вечер&#039;&#039; (Dobro vecher; meaning Good evening)<br /> #*Malayalam - &#039;&#039;namaskkaram&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Malaysian - &#039;&#039;Selamat datang&#039;&#039;, which can also mean welcome (pronounced seh-la-mat dah-tan; the g is silent) or you could say &#039;&#039;apa khabar&#039;&#039;, which can also mean &quot;how are you&quot; (pronounced a-pa ka-bar)<br /> #*Maldivian (Dhivehi) - &#039;&#039;kihineth&#039;&#039; (meaning &quot;how&quot; - the common way of greeting)<br /> #*Maltese - &#039;&#039;merħba&#039;&#039; (meaning &quot;welcome&quot;), &#039;&#039;bonġu&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;bonswa&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;il-lejl it-tajjeb&#039;&#039; (evening)<br /> #*Maori - &#039;&#039;kia ora&#039;&#039; (kia o ra) (literally &quot;be well/healthy&quot; and is translated as an informal &quot;hi.&quot; This term has also been adopted by English speakers in New Zealand), &#039;&#039;tena koe&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;ata marie&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;morena&#039;&#039; (good morning)<br /> #*Marathi - &#039;&#039;namaskar&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Marshallese - &#039;&#039;iakwe&#039;&#039; (pronounced YAH kway)<br /> #*Mongolian - &#039;&#039;sain baina uu?&#039;&#039; (pronounced saa-yen baya-nu; formal), &#039;&#039;sain uu?&#039;&#039; (pronounced say-noo; informal), &#039;&#039;ugluunii mend&#039;&#039; (morning; pronounced ohglohny mend), &#039;&#039;udriin mend&#039;&#039; (afternoon, pronounced ohdriin mend), &#039;&#039;oroin mend&#039;&#039; (evening; pronounced or-oh-in mend)<br /> #*México - &#039;&#039;Hola&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Buenos Dias&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Buenas tardes&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Nahuatl - &#039;&#039;niltze&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;hao&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Naokien - &#039;&#039;Atetgrealot&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;atetel&#039;&#039; (informal)<br /> #*Navajo - &#039;&#039;ya&#039;at&#039;eeh&#039;&#039; (Hello or Good) (pronunciation dependant upon the tribe, or area of the reservation you are on)<br /> #*Na&#039;vi - &#039;&#039;kaltxì&#039;&#039; (informal) (pronounced kal-T-ì with an emphasis on the T), &#039;&#039;Oel ngati kameie&#039;&#039; (formal) (pronounced o-el nga-ti kamei-e)<br /> #*Niuean - &#039;&#039;faka lofa lahi atu&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;fakalofa&#039;&#039; (informal)<br /> #*Neapolitan - &#039;&#039;cia&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;cha&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Nepalbhasha - &#039;&#039;Jwajalapa&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;ज्वजलपा&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Nepali - &#039;&#039;namaskar&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;namaste&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;k cha&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;kasto cha&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Northern [[Speak Simple German|German]] - &#039;&#039;moin moin&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Northern Sami – &quot;Buorre beaivi&quot;, &quot;Bures&quot;<br /> #*Northern Sotho - &#039;&#039;dumelang&#039;&#039;<br /> #*[[Say Hello in Different Ways in Norwegian|Norwegian]] - &#039;&#039;hei&#039;&#039; (&quot;hi&quot;), &#039;&#039;hallo&#039;&#039; (&quot;hello&quot;), &#039;&#039;heisann&#039;&#039; (&quot;hi there&quot;), &#039;&#039;god morgen&#039;&#039; (&quot;good morning&quot;), &#039;&#039;god dag&#039;&#039; (&quot;good day&quot;), &#039;&#039;god kveld&#039;&#039; (&quot;good evening&quot;).<br /> #*Oshikwanyama - &#039;&#039;wa uhala po, meme?&#039;&#039; (to a female; response is &#039;&#039;ee&#039;&#039;), &#039;&#039;wa uhala po, tate?&#039;&#039; (to a male; response is &#039;&#039;ee&#039;&#039;) &#039;&#039;nawa tuu?&#039;&#039; (response is &#039;&#039;ee&#039;&#039;; formal), &#039;&#039;ongaipi?&#039;&#039; (meaning &quot;how is it?&quot;; informal)<br /> #*Oromo(Afan Oromo) - &#039;&#039;asham&#039;&#039; (hi)&#039;&#039;akkam?&#039;&#039; (how are you?), &#039;&#039;nagaa&#039;&#039; (peace, peace be with you)<br /> #*Palauan - &#039;&#039;alii&#039;&#039; (pronounced Ah-Lee)<br /> #*Pirate - &#039;&#039;arrrguh&#039;&#039; (pronounced are-g-uh with emphasis on the are, usually with rolled r) &#039;&#039;Ahoy Matey&#039;&#039; (pronounced Ah-hoi mate-ey, is usually to another crew member)<br /> #*[[Learn Key Phrases in Persian|Persian]] - &#039;&#039;salaam&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;do-rood&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;salaam&#039;&#039; is an abbreviation, the full version being &#039;&#039;as-salaam-o-aleykum&#039;&#039; in all Islamic societies)<br /> #*[[Speak Pig Latin|Pig Latin]] - &#039;&#039;eyhay&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;ellohay&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;atswhay upay?&#039;&#039; (&quot;what&#039;s up?&quot;)<br /> #*Polish - &#039;&#039;dzień dobry&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;witaj&#039;&#039; (hello) &#039;&#039;cześć&#039;&#039; (hi, pronounced, &quot;cheshch&quot;)<br /> #*[[Say Some Words and Phrases in Portuguese|Portuguese]] - &#039;&#039;oi&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;boas&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;olá&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;alô&#039;&#039; (informal); &#039;&#039;bom dia&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;bons dias&#039;&#039; (good morning, used before noon or before the noon meal); &#039;&#039;boa tarde&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;boas tardes&#039;&#039; (good afternoon, used after noon or after the noon meal, until twilight); &#039;&#039;boa noite&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;boas noites&#039;&#039; (good evening and good night, used after twilight).<br /> #*Punjabi - &#039;&#039;sat sri akal&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Rajasthani (Marwari)- &#039;&#039;Khamma Ghani sa&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Ram Ram sa&#039;&#039;<br /> #*[[Say Useful Things in Romanian|Romanian]] - &#039;&#039;salut&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;buna dimineata&#039;&#039; (formal; morning), &#039;&#039;buna ziua&#039;&#039; (formal; daytime), &#039;&#039;buna seara&#039;&#039; (formal; evening), &#039;&#039;buna&#039;&#039; (usually when speaking to a female pronounced boo-nah or bu-nah)<br /> #*[[Learn Russian|Russian]] - &#039;&#039;Privet!&#039;&#039; (pronounced as pree-vyet; informal), &#039;&#039;zdravstvuyte&#039;&#039; (formal; pronounced ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh)<br /> #*[[Show Proper Respect While in Samoa|Samoan]] - &#039;&#039;talofa&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;malo&#039;&#039; (informal)<br /> #*Scanian - &#039;&#039;haja&#039;&#039; (universal), &#039;&#039;hallå&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;go&#039;da&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;go&#039;maren&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;go&#039;aften&#039;&#039; (evening)<br /> #*Scottish, &#039;&#039;howzitgaun&#039;&#039; (informal, means &quot;Hello, how are you?&quot;) &#039;&#039;hello&#039;&#039; (formal)<br /> #*Senegal - &#039;&#039;salamaleikum&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Serbian - &#039;&#039;zdravo&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;ćao&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;dobro jutro&#039;&#039; (morning, pronounced dobro yutro), &#039;&#039;dobar dan&#039;&#039; (afternoon), &#039;&#039;dobro veče&#039;&#039; (pronounced dobro vetcheah; evening), &#039;&#039;laku noć&#039;&#039; (night), &#039;&#039;do viđenja&#039;&#039; (see you soon)<br /> #*Sinhala - &#039;&#039;a`yubowan&#039;&#039; (pronounced au-bo-wan; meaning &quot;long live&quot;)&#039;&#039;kohomada?&#039;&#039; (ko-ho-ma-da; meaning how are you?)<br /> #*Slovak - &#039;&#039;dobrý deň&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;ahoj&#039;&#039; (pronounced ahoy), &#039;&#039;čau&#039;&#039; (pronounced chow) and &#039;&#039;dobrý&#039;&#039; (informal abbreviation)<br /> #*Slovenian — &#039;&#039;živjo&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced zhivyo), &#039;&#039;zdravo&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;dobro jutro&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;dober dan&#039;&#039; (afternoon), &#039;&#039;dober večer&#039;&#039; (evening; pronounced doh-bear vetch-air)<br /> #*South African English - &#039;&#039;hoezit&#039;&#039; (pronounced howzit; informal)<br /> #*[[Learn to Speak Spanish|Spanish]] - &#039;&#039;hola&#039;&#039; (pronounced with a silent &#039;h&#039;: o-la), &#039;&#039;alo&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;qué onda&#039;&#039; (South America; very informal, like &quot;what&#039;s up&quot;; pronounced keh ondah), &#039;&#039;qué hay&#039;&#039;, (South America; very informal), &#039;&#039;qué pasa&#039;&#039; (Spain, informal), &#039;&#039;buenos días&#039;&#039; (&quot;good morning&quot;), &#039;&#039;buenas tardes&#039;&#039; (afternoon and early evening), &#039;&#039;buenas noches&#039;&#039; (late evening and night). These three forms can be made informal by saying &quot;buenas&quot;. Also &#039;&#039;Qué Transa&#039;&#039; (Mexico; very informal, like &quot;what&#039;s up&quot;, pronounced keh trahansa). &#039;&#039;Qué tál&#039;&#039; (meaning &quot;what&#039;s up&quot;, pronounced kay tal)<br /> #*Southern Sami – &quot;buaregh&quot;<br /> #*Sulka - &#039;&#039;marot&#039;&#039; (morning; pronounced mah-rote [rolled r and lengthened o], &#039;&#039;mavlemas&#039;&#039; (afternoon; v is pronounced as a fricative b), &#039;&#039;masegin&#039;&#039; (evening; g is pronounced as a fricative)<br /> #*Swahili - &#039;&#039;jambo?&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;hujambo?&#039;&#039;, which loosely translates as &#039;how are you?&#039;, are commonly used but you may also say &#039;&#039;Habari gani?&#039;&#039; (What is the news?)<br /> #*Swedish - &#039;&#039;tja&#039;&#039; (very informal; pronounced sha), &#039;&#039;hej&#039;&#039; (informal; pronounced hey), &#039;&#039;god dag&#039;&#039; (formal)<br /> #*Swiss [[Speak Simple German|German]] - &#039;&#039;hallo&#039;&#039; (informal), &#039;&#039;grüezi&#039;&#039; (formal, pronounced kind of like grew-tsi), &#039;&#039;grüessech&#039;&#039; (formal, used in the Canton of Berne, pronounced grewe-thech)<br /> #*Tagalog (Pilipino - Philippines) - &#039;&#039;Kumusta po kayo?&#039;&#039; (formal, means &quot;How are you, sir or madam&quot;, pronounced &quot;kuh-muh-stah poh kah-yoh&quot;), &#039;&#039;Kumusta ka?&#039;&#039; (informal, means &quot;how are you?&quot;, &quot;kuh-muh-stah kah&quot;). You can also add &#039;&#039;na&#039;&#039; when talking to someone you haven&#039;t see in a while, &#039;&#039;Kumusta na po kayo?&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Kumusta ka na?&#039;&#039;. &#039;&#039;Magandang umaga po&#039;&#039; (Good morning, pronounced &quot;mah-gan-dang oo-mah-gah poh&quot;), &#039;&#039;Magandang hapon po&#039;&#039; (Good afternoon, &quot;mah-gan-dang ha-pon poh&quot;), &#039;&#039;Magandang gabi po&#039;&#039; (Good evening or night, &quot;mah-gan-dang gah-beh poh&quot;), &#039;&#039;Magandang tanghali po&#039;&#039; (good day, literally midday or noon, &quot;mah-gan-dang tang-ha-leh poh&quot;); NOTE: to make these informal greetings, drop &#039;&#039;po&#039;&#039; from the end and add the person&#039;s first name. Still, some people use words like &#039;&#039;mare&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;pare&#039;&#039; (very informal greeting, &#039;&#039;mare&#039;&#039; (pronounced &quot;mah-reh&quot;) for a close female friend; &#039;&#039;pare&#039;&#039; (pronounced &quot;pah-reh&quot;) for a close male friend). You may add it either before or after the greeting. Example, &#039;&#039;Mare, kumusta ka na?&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Kumusta ka na, pare?&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Tahitian - &#039;&#039;ia orana&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Taiwanese (Hokkien) - &#039;&#039;Li-ho&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Tamil - &#039;&#039;vanakkam&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Telugu- &#039;&#039;namaskaram&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;baagunnara&#039;&#039; (means &quot;how are you?&quot;; formal)<br /> #*Tetum (Timor - Leste) - &#039;&#039;bondia&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;botarde&#039;&#039; (afternoon), &#039;&#039;bonite&#039;&#039; (evening)<br /> #*[[Speak Thai|Thai]] - &#039;&#039;sawa dee-ka&#039;&#039; (said by a female), &#039;&#039;sawa dee-krap&#039;&#039; (said by a male)<br /> #*Tigrinya (Ethiopia and Eritrea) - &#039;&#039;selam&#039;&#039; (peace be with you); Haderkum (Good morning); T&#039;ena yehabeley (May good health be upon you)<br /> #*Tongan - &#039;&#039;malo e lelei&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Tshiluba - &#039;&#039;moyo&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Tsonga (South Africa) - &#039;&#039;minjhani&#039;&#039; (when greeting adults), &#039;&#039;kunjhani&#039;&#039; (when greeting your peer group or your juniors)<br /> #*[[Learn Turkish|Turkish]] - &#039;&#039;merhaba selam&#039;&#039; (formal), &#039;&#039;selam&#039;&#039; (Informal)<br /> #*Ukranian - &#039;&#039;dobriy ranok&#039;&#039; (formal; morning), &#039;&#039;dobriy den&#039;&#039; (formal; afternoon), &#039;&#039;dobriy vechir&#039;&#039; (formal; evening), &#039;&#039;pryvit&#039;&#039; (informal)<br /> #*Uzbek - &#039;&#039;Assalomu Alaykum&#039;&#039; (Formal) &#039;&#039;Salom&#039;&#039;(Informal) YM<br /> #*Ung Tongue - &#039;&#039;Hello&#039;&#039; (This is a made-up language, like [[Speak Pig Latin|Pig latin]]. In it &#039;hello&#039; is pronounced Hung-ee-lung-lung-oh.)<br /> #*[[Say Most Common Words in Urdu|Urdu]] - &#039;&#039;adaab&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;salam&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;as salam alei kum&#039;&#039; (the full form, to which the reply would be &#039;&#039;waa lay kum assalaam&#039;&#039; in most cases)<br /> #*Vietnamese - &#039;&#039;xin chào&#039;&#039; (pronounced sin CHOW)<br /> #*Welsh - &#039;&#039;shwmae&#039;&#039; (South Wales; pronounced &quot;shoe-my&quot;), &quot;Sut Mae&quot; North Wales (pronounced &quot;sit my&quot;), or &#039;&#039;S&#039;mae&#039;&#039; (pronounced &quot;S&#039; my&quot;), or simply &#039;&#039;Helo&#039;&#039;<br /> #*Yiddish - &#039;&#039;sholem aleikhem&#039;&#039; (literally &quot;may peace be unto you&quot;), &#039;&#039;borokhim aboyem&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;gut morgn&#039;&#039; (morning), &#039;&#039;gutn ovnt&#039;&#039; (evening), &#039;&#039;gutn tog&#039;&#039; (day), &#039;&#039;gut shabbos&#039;&#039; (only used on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath Sabbath])<br /> #*Yoruba - &#039;&#039;E kaaro&#039;&#039; (Good morning), &#039;&#039;E kaasan&#039;&#039; (Good afternoon), &#039;&#039;E kaaale&#039;&#039; (Good evening,) &#039;&#039;O da aaro&#039;&#039; (good night)<br /> #*Zulu - &#039;&#039;sawubona&#039;&#039; for one person, &#039;&#039;sanibonani&#039;&#039; for multiple people. &#039;&#039;Sawubona&#039;&#039; translates to mean &#039;we see you&#039; and you should respond by saying &#039;&#039;yebo&#039;&#039;, meaning &#039;yes&#039;<br /> #&lt;!-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> #Since the list is alphabetical please scroll to the appropriate place to #enter a new language. Type it out in this manner to ease editing process.<br /> #*&lt;name of language&gt; - &#039;&#039;&lt;translation of &quot;hello&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;<br /> #-------------------------------------------------------------------------&gt;</div>

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