HELLO - Around the World.
Language | Formal | Informal |
Afrikaans | Goeie dag (pronounced "gwee eh dahg") | Hallo (pronounced "hah low") |
Arabic | Asalaam alaikum (pronounced "ah salam u alay koom") | Ahlan (pronounced ah lahn) |
Armenian | Barev dzez (pronounced "ba rev d-zez") | Barev (pronounced "ba rev") |
Basque | Kaixo (pronounced "ki show") | Epa (pronounced "eh pah") |
Chinese (Mandarin) | Nǐ hǎo (pronounced "nee how") | Hā luō (sounds like "hello") |
Croatian | Dobar dan (pronounced "doe bar dahn") | Bok (pronounced "book") |
Czech | Morning hours: Dobré ráno (pronounced "doe bray rah no") Daytime hours: Dobrý den (pronounced "do bree den") Evening hours: Dobrý večer (pronounced "do bree vay cher") | Ahoj (pronounced "ahoy") |
Danish | Hej (pronounced "hi") | Halløj (pronounced "halloy") |
Dutch | Hallo (pronounced "hah low") | Hoi (pronounced "hoy") |
Farsi | Do'rud (pronounced "doh rood") | Salâm (pronounced "salaam") |
Filipino (Tagalog) | Mabuhay (pronounced "mah boo hi") | Kamusta (pronounced "cahm usta") |
French | Daytime hours: Bonjour (pronounced "boh zhoor") Evening hours: Bonsoir (pronounced "boh swahr") | Salut (Pronounced "sa-loo") |
German | Guten Tag (pronounced "goo ten tahg" | Hallo or Hi |
Greek | Γεια σου or Geia sas (Pronounced "ya su") | Γεια or Geia (Pronounced "ya") |
Hawaiian | Aloha (pronounced "a low ha") | Aloha |
Hebrew | Shalom (pronounced "shuh lowm") | Hay (pronounced "hi") |
Hindi | Namaste (pronounced "nah mah stay") | He (pronounced "hee") |
Hungarian | Jó napot (pronounced "yo ah na put") | Szia (pronounced "see ya") |
Indonesian | Morning hours: Selamat pagi (pronounced "suh lah mat pah gee") Daytime hours: Selamat siang (pronounced "suh lah mat see awng") Afternoon hours: Selamat sore (pronounced "suh lah mat sor ee") Evening hours: Selamat malam (pronounced "suh lah mat mah lahm") | Halo (pronounced "hah low") |
Irish Gaelic | Dia duit (pronounced "dee a gwit") | Haigh (pronounced "hay") |
Italian | Salve (pronounced "sahl vay") | Ciao (pronounced "chow") |
Japanese | Morning hours: Ohayō gozaimasu (pronounced "oh-high-yoh goh-zai-ee-mas") Daytime hours: Konnichiwa (pronounced "koh nee chi wah") Evening hours: Konbanwa (pronounced "kohn bahn wa") | Yā (pronounced "yah" or Yō (pronounced "yoh") |
Korean | Annyeong haseyo (pronounced "ahn yoong hah say yoh") | Annyeong (pronounced "ahn yoong") |
Norwegian | Morning hours: God morgen (pronounced "gu morn") Daytime hours: God dag (pronounced "gu dahg") Evening hours: God kveld (pronounced "gu kuh veld") | Hei (pronounced "hi") |
Maori | Tēnā koe (pronounced "ten ah kwi") | Kia ora (pronounced "key oh ra") |
Polish | Dzień dobry (pronounced "gin dobrey") | Cześć (pronounced "cheh-sh-ch") |
Portuguese | Olá (pronounced "oh la") | Oi (pronounced "oy") |
Romanian | Bună ziua (pronounced "boo nah zee wa") | Bună (pronounced "boo na") |
Russian | Zdravstvuyte (pronounced "z-drah stvooy te") | Привет or Privet (pronounced "pree vee yet") |
Spanish | Hola (pronounced "oh la") | Qué tal (pronounced "kay tahl") |
Swahili | Habari (pronounced "ha barr ee") | Hujambo (pronounced "who jahm bow") |
Swedish | God dag (pronounced "gu dahg") | Hej (pronounced "hey") |
Thai | When greeting a man: Sawatdee krup (pronounced "suh wah tee crop") When greeting a woman: Sawatdee ka (pronounced "suh wah tee kah") | When greeting a man: Watdee krap (pronounced "wah tee crop") When greeting a woman: Watdee ka (pronounced "wah tee kah") |
Turkish | Merhaba (pronounced "mar hah bah") | Selam (pronounced "seh lahm") |
Vietnamese | Xin chào (pronounced "sin jow") | Chào bạn (pronounced "jow bahn") |
Welsh | Helô (pronounced huh-low) | S'mae (pronounced "suh-may") |
Zulu | Sanibonani (pronounced "sah-nee-boh-bah-nee") | Sawubona (pronounced "sah-woo-boh-nah") |