How does the people say “Hello” in their world?
It’s a basic greeting!
English
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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English | Hello | halow | general | USA, England, around the world |
Around Asia
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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Japanese | こんにちは | konnichiwa | general | Japan |
Aynu itak | イランカラプテ | iramkarapte | general | Hokkaido(Japan) |
Ryukyuan | ハイサイ | Haisai | male use | Okinawa(Japan) |
Ryukyuan | ハイタイ | Haitai | female use | Okinawa(Japan) |
Chinese | 你好 | nǐhǎo | general | China |
Korean | 안녕하세요 | annyeonghaseyo | formal | Korea |
Thai | สวัสดีค่ะ | sàwàtdee kah | female use | Thailand |
Thai | สวัสดีครับ | sàwàtdee krap | male use | Thailand |
Burmese | မဂၤလာပါ။ | min ga lar bar | general | Myanmar |
Lao | ສະບາຍດີ | sabaidee | general | Laos |
Khmer | ជម្រាប សួរ។ | chom-reab-suor | general | Cambodia |
Vietnamese | Xin chào | seen chaw | general | Viet Nam |
Indonesian | Selamat siang | selamat siang | noon | Indonesia |
Indonesian | Selamat sore | selamat sore | afternoon | Indonesia |
Tagalog | Magandang tanghali | Magandang tanghali | noon | Philippines |
Tagalog | Magandang hapon | Magandang hapon | afternoon | Philippines |
Mongolian | Сайн байна уу? | sain baina uu | general | Mongolia |
Bengali | আসসালাম আলাইকুম। | assalaamu alaykum | formal (Islam) | India (Bengal region) Bangladesh |
Bengali | নমস্কার | nomoshukar | formal (Hindu) | India (Bengal region) Bangladesh |
Hindi | नमस्ते | namaste | Hindu | India (Hindu) |
Nepalese | नमस्कार | namaskar | general | Nepal |
Tamil | வணக்கம் | wannakkum | general | Tamil Nadu (India) |
Kannada | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | namaskar | formal | Karnataka India |
Around Middle East
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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Hebrew | שלום | shalom | general | Israel |
Arabic | السلام عليكم | assalaamu alaykum | formal | Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Iraq Egypt |
Persian | سلام علیکم | salaamu alaykum | formal | Iran |
Georgian | გამარჯობათ | gamarjobat | formal | Georgia |
Georgian | გამარჯობა | gamarjoba | general | Georgia |
Turkish | Merhaba | merhaba | general | Turkey |
Armenian | ԲարեՎ | barev | general | Armenia |
Around Europe
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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Russian | Здравствуйте | zdra-stvuj-tye | formal | Russia |
Russian | Привет | pree-vyet | friendly | Russia |
Greek | Γειά σαζ | yassas | formal, more person | Greece |
Greek | Γειά σου | yassou | friendly, one person Γειά=health σου=your |
Greece |
Bulgarian | Здравейте | zdraveyte | general | Bulgaria |
Bulgarian | Добър ден | Dobaur den | formal | Bulgaria |
Italian | Buon giorno | buon giorno | formal | Italia |
Italian | Ciao | chao | friendly | Italia |
French | Bonjour | bonjour | general | France |
Spanish | Hola | ola | general | Spain |
Spanish | Buenas tardes | buenas tardes | formal | Spain Mexico Pelu Chile Argentina |
Catalan | Bona tarda | bona tarda | formal | Catalonia (Spain) |
German | Guten tag | guten tag | general | Germany |
Swiss German | hoi | hoi | casual | Swiss |
Dutch | Goede middag | ghooder middhkh | formal | Holland |
Dutch | Hoi | hoi | friendly | Holland |
Luxembourgian | Moien | moien | general | Luxembourg |
Czech | Dobrý den | dobry den | formal | Czech Republic |
Czech | Ahoj | ahoi | friendly | Czech Republic |
Latvian | Labdien | labdien | formal | Latvia |
Latvian | Sveiki | sveiki | friendly | Latvia |
Portuguese | Boa tarde | boa tarde | formal | Portugal |
Portuguese | Olá | ola | friendly | Portugal |
Portuguese | Oi | oi | friendly | Brazil |
Swedish | Hej | hey | general | Sweden |
Finnish | Päivää | paivaa | general | Finland |
Around Africa
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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Swahili | Jambo | Jambo | general | Kenya Tanzania Uganda |
Afrikaans | Goeie dag | khooyuh dakh | general | South Africa Namibia |
Amharic | ጤና ይስጥልኝ | t’ena yist’illign | general | Ethiopia |
Amharic | እሺ | ishshi | casual | Ethiopia |
Khoekhoe | !Gâi tsēs | Kdain tsees | general(11%) | Namibia |
Kinyarwanda | Muraho | muraho | general | Rwanda |
Kirundi | Bwakeye | bgakeye | general | Burundi |
Around Oceania
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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Maori | Kia ora | kia ora | general | Maori (New Zealand) |
Other
Language | Hello | Pronunciation | Note | Main country, Area |
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Esperanto | Saluton | saluton | general | Esperantisto |
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