Hello In Different Languages

Whenever we meet someone for the first time, in our life or in the day, the first word that comes to our lips is 'hello'. Though we might say it in different ways and different language, the essence of the 'greeting' remains the same. Though we are aware of the terms used to greet or say hello to a person in our language, it might not be possible to use it always. This holds especially true in case of people who indulge in international traveling and visit new places every now and then. In such a situation, it would be helpful if you at least learn the terms used for saying 'hello' in the native language. In case you need any help regarding the same, just go through the information provided in the lines below.

 

 

Afrikaans - Haai

Albanian - Tungjatjeta

Arabic - Subbal-el-kheir (good morning), Masaa-el-khair (good evening), Marhaban (Hello)

Armenian - Barev, Parev

Bahamas - Hello (formal), Hi or Heyello (informal),

Basque - Kaixo, Egun on (morning), Gau on (night)

Bavarian and Austrian German - grüß Gott, Servus (informal)

Bengali - Aas salamu alaay kum (Bangladesh) Namaskar (West Bengal, India)

Bremnian - Koali 

Bulgarian - Zdraveite, Zdrasti (informal)

Burmese - Mingalarbar

Chinese - Cantonese nei ho or lei ho, Mandarin (good morning)

Congo - Mambo

Croatian - Bok (informal), Dobro jutro (morning), Dobar dan (day), Dobra večer (evening), Laku noć (night)

Czech - Dobré ráno (morning), Dobrý večer (evening), Dobrý den (formal), Ahoj (informal)

Danish - Hej (informal; pronounced hey), God dag (formal), God aften (evening; formal), Hejsa (very informal).

Dutch - Hoi (very informal), Hallo (informal), Goedendag (formal)

English - Hello (formal), Hi (informal), Hey (informal)

Estonian - Tere'

Fijian - Bula uro

Finnish - Hyvää päivää (formal), Moi or hei (informal)

French - Salut (informal), Bonjour (formal), Bonsoir (good evening), Bonne nuit (good night)

Gaelic - Dia duit  

Georgian - Gamardjoba

German - Hallo (informal), Guten Tag (formal), Tag (very informal)

Gujarathi - Kem che

Greek - Yia sou (informal), Yia sas (formal)

Hawaiian - Aloha

Hebrew - Shalom, Hi (informal), Ma kore (very informal)

Hindi - Namaste, Namaskar

Hungarian, Magyar - Jo napot (formal), Szervusz (informal), Szia (informal)

Icelandic - Góðan dag (formal), Hæ (informal)

Indonesian - Selamat pagi (morning), Selamat siang (afternoon), Selamat malam (evening)

Italian - Ciào (informal), Buon giorno (morning), Buon pomeriggio (bwohn good afternoon), Buona sera (evening)

Japanese - Ohayou gozaimasu (morning), Konnichi wa (afternoon), Konbawa (evening), Doumo (informal)

Kannada - Namaskara

Kazakh - Salem  

Korean - Ahn nyeong ha se yo (formal), Ahn nyeong (informal)

Kurdish - Choni, roj bahsh

Latin (Classical) - Salve, Ave (formal)

Latvian - Labdien, Sveiki, Chau (informal)

Malayalam - Namaskkaram

Maltese - Merħba, Bonġu (morning), Bonswa or il-lejl it-tajjeb (evening)

Maori - Kia ora, Tena koe, Ata marie, Morena (good morning)

Marathi - Namaskar

Mongolian - Sain baina uu (formal), Sain uu (informal), Ugluunii mend (morning), Udriin mend (afternoon), Oroin mend (evening)

Nepali - Namaskar, Namaste, k cha (informal), Kasto cha

Norwegian - Hei (hi), Hallo (hello), Heisann (hi there), Halloisen (very informal)

Persian - Salaam-o-aleykum or do-rood

Pig Latin - Eyhay (informal), Ellohay (formal)

Polish - Dzień dobry (formal), Witaj (hello) Cześć (hi)

Portuguese - Oi, boas, olá or alô (informal), Bom dia or bons dias (morning), boa tarde or boas tardes (afternoon), Boa noite or boas noites (evening and night)

Punjabi - Sat sri akal

Rajasthani (Marwari) - Ram Ram

Romanian - Salut, Buna dimineata (morning) Buna ziua (daytime) Buna seara (evening)

Russian - Pree-vyet (informal), Zdravstvuyte (formal)

Sinhala - A`yubowan

Slovak - Dobrý deň (formal), Ahoj, Čau, Dobrý (informal)

Slovenian - Živjo (informal), Dobro jutro (morning), Dober dan (afternoon), Dober večer (evening

South African English - Hoezit (informal)

Spanish - Hola, Alo, Qué onda (very informal), Qué hay, (very informal), Qué pasa (Spain, informal), Qué Transa (Mexico, very informal), Qué tál (informal)

Swedish - Tja (very informal), Hej (informal), God dag (formal)

Swiss German - Grüzi

Tahitian - Ia orana

Tamil - Vanakkam

Telugu- Namaskaram

Telugu - Baagunnara

Thai - Sawa dee-ka (said by a female), Sawa dee-krap (said by a male)

Turkish - Merhaba (formal), Naber? (Informal)

Ukranian - Dobriy ranok (morning), Dobriy den (afternoon), Dobriy vechir (evening), Pryvit (informal)

Ung Tongue - Hello (pronounced Hung-ee-lung-lung-oh)

Urdu - Adaab ir salam (waley-kum)

Vietnamese - Xin chào

Welsh - Shwmae, Helo

Yiddish - Sholem aleikhem, Borokhim aboyem or Gut morgn (morning), Gutn ovnt (evening), Gutn tog (day)

Zulu - Sawubona