During Your Trip.

How to Say Hello

Okay - this is a bit much but figured it should be in here anyway. Here's a list of ways to say "hello" in several different languages. Just in case that cute local at the bar decides to come your way.

• The Hello List
1. English - Hello (formal), Hi (informal)
2. French - Salut (informal, silent "T"), Bonjour (formal)
3. German - Hallo (informal), Guten Tag (formal)
4. Northern German - Moin Moin
5. Spanish - Hola (pronounced without the H sound, ola)- Buenos Días (morning), Buenas Tardes (afternoon and early evening), Buenas Noches (late evening)
6. Welsh - Helo
7. Tsonga (south Africa) - Minjhani (when greeting adult people)- Kunjhani (when greeting your peer group or below your age)
8. Japanese - Ohayou gozaimasu (O-HA-YOH GO-ZA-EE-MAS) (Morning); Konnichi wa (KOHN-NI-CHEE-WA) (Daytime or Afternoon); Konban wa (KOHN-BAHN-WA)(Evening); Moshi Moshi (MO-SHE MO-SHE) (When answering the phone)
9. Italian - Ciao (informal), Salve, Buon giorno (Morning, formal), Buon pomeriggio (Afternoon, formal), Buona sera (Evening, formal)
10. Swedish - Hej (informal), God dag (formal)
11. Arabic-based languages - As-salaam-aleykum (Peace be on you) or Marhabah (Hello)
12. Arabic - Sabbah-el-Khair (Good morning) Masaa-el-Khair (good evening); note that (Kh) is pronounced from the back of the throat.
13. Persian - Salaam or Do-rood (see note above - Salaam is an abbreviation, the full version is As-salaam-o-aleykum in all Islamic societies)
14. Hindi - Namaste
15. Korean - Ahn nyeong ha se yo (formal), Ahn nyeong (informal. Can also be used as "Goodbye")
16. Dutch - Hallo (informal), Goedendag (formal)
17. Russian - Pree-vyet (informal), Zdravstvuyte (formal, pronounce: ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh)
18. Chinese, Mandarin - Ni Hao(Nee HA-oh)
19. Chinese, Cantonese - Nei Ho
20. Hebrew - Shalom (which means hello, goodbye and peace) Hi (informal)
21. Norwegian - Hei
22. Portuguese - "Oi" or "Olá" (informal), Bom dia (morning), Boa tarde (afternoon), Boa Noite (evening)
23. Danish - Hej (informal) God dag (formal)
24. Burmese - Mingalarbar
25. Turkish - Merhaba
26. Lithuanian - Labas, Sveikas (male) Sveika (female)
27. Vietnam - Chao
28. Filipino - Kumusta Ka (How are you)
29. Esperanto - Saluton
30. Tamil - Vanakkam
31. Swahili - Jambo
32. Lingala - Mbote
33. Indonesian - Selamat Pagi (Good Morning), Selamat Siang (Good Afternoon), Selamat Malam (Good Evening)
34. Nepali - Namaskar
35. Polish - Dzien dobry (formal), Czesc (informal)
36. Hawai'ian - Aloha
37. Thai - Sawa dee-ka (if you're a girl)/ Sawa dee-krap (if you're a guy)
38. Hungarian, Magyar - Jo napot [yoh (as in the word "oh") naput](Good-day, formal), Szervusz [Sairvoose] (informal)
39. Czech - Dobry rano (until about 8 or 9 a.m.), Dobry den
40. Ukranian - Dobriy ranok (formal)- Good Morning, Dobriy deyn (formal) - Good Afternoon, Dobriy vechir (formal)- Good Evening, Pryvit (informal)
41. Latvian - Labdien, sveiki, chau (informal sound like in Italian)
42. Greek - Yia sou (Ya-soo) (informal), yia sas (formal)
43. Malayalam - Namaskkaram
44. Urdu - Adaab
45. Telugu - Baagunnara (how are you) (formal)
46. Chichewa - Moni Bambo! (to man) / Moni Mayi! (to woman)
47. Oshikwanyama - Wa uhala po, Meme? (to woman) / Wa uhala po, Tate? (to man) (response: ee) Nawa tuu? (response: ee) (formal) Ongaipi? (how is it? - informal)
48. Nahuatl - Niltze, Hao
49. Croatian - Bok (informal), Dobro Jutro (Good Morning), Dobar Dan (Day), Dobra Vecer (evening), Laku Noc (Good Night)
50. Maltese - Merhba (welcome), Bongu (Good Morning), Bonswa (or) Il-lejl it-tajjeb (Good Evening)
51. Congo - Mambo
52. Senegal - Salamaleikum (see 11.)
53. Scanian - Haj (universal)
54. Portuguese - Oi (Hello - informal - pronounced "oy"), Bom Dia (Good morning), Boa Tarde (Good afternoon), Boa Noite (Good evening and night)
55. Luxembourgish - Moïen (MOY-en)
56. Samoan - Talofa (Formal), Malo (informal)
57. Tongan - Malo e leilei
58. Tahitian - Ia Orana
59. Maori - Kia ora
60. Romanian - Alo
61. Gujrathi - Kem Che
62. Marathi - Namaskar
63. Lao - Sawa dee krap/ka
64. Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) - Kwe Kwe (Gway gway)
65. Serbian - Zdravo (informal), Dobro jutro (Good morning), Dobar dan (Good afternoon, also used as a formal greeting), Dobro vece (pronounced as "dobro vetche", means Good evening),