What friendly and casual saying can I say to people from India?

Question

I live in a very cosmopolitan city, to which I see a variety of nationals on a daily basis. Specifically, I would like to know what can I say to Indian people as I'm passing buy, something they wouldn't expect a foreigner to say. So basically, I would like to know something else that is interesting and friendly to say rather than the ususal and boring 'hello.'

Answer 1

i am an indian living in delhi. you can say namaskar or parnam. if your friend is male age same as you then say him bhai which in english means brother. if girl then you can say her behan or didi which means sister. if elder like your grandfather then dada ji, if like your dad's big brother than tau. for grandmother say dadi ji. for more mail me at ssiinnggllee_w @ yahoo.co.in. i would like yo know more about you and your indian friend's. now i am in a hurry so don't forget to mail me.

Answer 2

I presume you are referring to Indians from India and not the ones who were discovered by Columbus.

India as you might be knowing is a country with diverse religion, culture and languages. The greeting styles and phrase varies not only by region, religion, language, etc. but even by the mood. So as a generallization even though Hi or Hello I believe would be most widely used greetings amongst Indian, Namaste would do elicit a smile.

Answer 3

well if u wanna say sumthin in their lang then u cud try sayin "namaste" which means hello i think or jus say salaam

Answer 4

hello?How do you do?