This is for my son's homework
2006-11-07 07:36:46 · 44 answers · asked by CAROLINE B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Arabic: Al salaam a'alaykum
French: Bonjour
Korean: Annyong ha shimnikka
Russian: Zdravstvuite
German: Guten Tag
Hungarian: Szia
Mayan: Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Spanish: Hola
Turkish: Merhaba
Chinese: Ni hao
Greek: Kalimera
Indonesian: Selamat pagi
Mohawk: Sekoh
Swahili: Jambo
Welsh: Bore da
Czech: Nazdar
Hawaiian: Aloha
Italian: Buon giorno
Portuguese: Bom dia - (good day) or Ola
Swedish: God dag
Finnish: Päivää
Hebrew: Shalom
Japanese: Konichiwa
Romanian: Buna ziua
Telugu (India) - Namaskaaram
Lithuanian - Sveiki gyvi
Japanese - Konnichi wa
Hindi - Namasté
Gujarati - Kem cho
Egyptian - Em hotep
Hope that helps!
2006-11-07 07:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by ~●~נυввℓувυввℓу~●~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In French, Bonjour is the customary greeting. Salut is used between friends generally. I know this from living in France for a year and a half now. You can also use Bonsoir in the evening and Bon Aprés-Midi in the afternoon.
In spain, Buenos Dias is the formal hello whereas Hôla (oh-la) is customarily used.
In German, Güten Tag is the formal "Good day" but Tag is used alone generally. 'Allo is the proper response for answering the telephone.
Ni Hao is the Chinese Mandarin greeting of choice.
In Italian, Bon Giorno (bon geeorno) is the proper greeting with Giorno often being the common form.
I hope this helps with you son's homework. You son might also be interested to know that of the 14 different countries I have lived in and the many more that I have visited, no-one has ever misunderstood 'Hello'!
2006-11-07 07:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Albanian Allo
Arabic (Morocco) Ahlen
Bulgarian Zdraveite
Danish Hallo
Dutch Hallo or Hoi
Egyptian Liti
Finnish Päivää
French Bonjour
German Hallo
Hawaiian Aloha
Hebrew Shalom
Japanese Konnichi wa
Korean Annyong hashimnikka
Mohegan Aquai
Norwegian Goddag
Polish Dzien dobry
Romanian Bunã
Russian Zdravstvuite
Spanish Hola
Swedish Hej
Thai Sawatdi
Ukrainian Pryvit
Vietnamese Chào
Theres also many many more at this website:
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm#C
2006-11-07 08:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Nicole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello is good in most languages now, the eastern euopians say hello for good bye by mistake, this is due to English not having a standard 'greeting' that most languages have.
Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. Its meaning is synonymous with other greetings such as Hi or Hey. Hello was recorded in dictionaries by 1883. Many different languages use an equivalent expression which sounds similar often either starting with an h or having a l sound. Examples would be Russian алло (pronounced as allo), Spanish hola, and Thai haloo. While some languages imported the English word to use it as a greeting upon answering the telephone, several others have their own specific origin for the word, as with Portuguese olá, Spanish hola, German hallo and Hungarian hallom.
first Use
It was however used in print in Roughing It by Mark Twain in 1872 (written between 1870 and 1871),[1] so its first use must have predated the telephone:
"A miner came out and said: 'Hello!'"
Earlier uses can be found back to 1849.[2] It was listed in dictionaries by 1883.[3]
The word was extensively used by the 1860s.[citation needed] Two early uses of hello can be found as far back as 1826.[4]
Report on the trade in foreign corn, and on the agriculture of the north of Europe. by William Jacob, 1826. page 213
"On this occasion she switched it on to a patient who was awake and merely said 'Hello Sister, what's the matter with you...'"
The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastime, Ceremonies,...By William Hone, 1826 Page 1370
"Then hello boys! hello boys! shout and huzz...."
2006-11-07 07:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello-English
G'day Aussie and Kiwi
Sawadee.. Thai
Namaste- India
Kon nichi wa- Japan
Nihau- China
Bula bula- Fiji
Jambo!- Kenya
Bon jour- France
Kiora!- NZ Maori
Aloha!-Hawaii
Hafa dai- Saipan
'sup- U.S
Boiyoing- Gorzikistan
2006-11-09 01:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by psydwaindah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dumela Rah (to a Male)
or
Dumela Ma (to a Female)
Pronounced Dew-Mela
Setswana for "Hello"
Language spoken in Botswana
2006-11-07 10:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by sananabetahi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E kaabo- Yoruba Langage
Sannu- Hausa Language
Nnoo-- Igbo Language
( All Nigerian Languages- West Africa)
Jambo- Kiswahili Language (East Africa)
2006-11-07 08:57:25 · answer #7 · answered by Desiree E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albanian : Allo
Bulgarian : Zdraveite
Egyptian : Liti
French : Bonjour
German : Hallo
Hawaiian Aloha
Hebrew : Shalom
Norwegian : Goddag
Romanian: Bunã
Russian : Zdravstvuite
Spanish : Hola
Vietnamese : Chào
2006-11-07 09:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bonjour – French
Guten Tag – German
Helo – Welsh
Namaste - Hindi
Ahn nyeong ha se yo - Korean
Goedendag - Dutch
Ni Hao - Chinese Mandarin
Nei Ho - Chinese Cantonese
Hei - Norwegian
"Oi" or "Olá" - Portuguese
Merhaba - Turkish
Chao - Vietnam
Aloha - Hawaiian
Oi - Portuguese
Alreet - Geordie!!
2006-11-07 07:46:29 · answer #9 · answered by toon_tigger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polish;
Dzien Dobry
Czesc
Witam
Witaj
Hej
Siema
Siamanko
2006-11-09 23:50:46 · answer #10 · answered by jojounia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋