I find it interesting and would just love to know how. Thanks. By the way, I know it in English and will pick the best answer soon.
2007-03-02 10:06:40 · 32 answers · asked by me 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Here's an amazingly long list:
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm
2007-03-02 10:09:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you Say hello in different languages?
I find it interesting and would just love to know how. Thanks. By the way, I know it in English and will pick the best answer soon.
2014-10-29 18:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
russian: Privet
Hebrew: Shalom
Spanish: Hola
Bukharian: Salom
French: Bonjour
Hindi: Namaste
Marathi: Namaskar
2007-03-02 12:26:29 · answer #3 · answered by kyun ho gaya na 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salut (informal), Bonjour(informal) French, Hola in Spanish, Bonjourno is Itaolian. Those are the ones on the top of my head.
2007-03-02 10:29:39 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bonjour-france
2007-03-02 10:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by mz_guttolove 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guten Tag in German
Bonjour in French
2007-03-02 10:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by Wannabe007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brazilian Portuguese: OLÁ
2007-03-03 14:39:24 · answer #7 · answered by JONNY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alnôbaôdwawôgan/Abenaki People:Kwai
Australian: Hello,Gi'day, Buon giorno, Kalimera, Gello, Hi or Yo
AustralianAborigine: Vaturak
Arabic: Al salaam a'alaykum
Albanian: Tung
Armenian: Parev
Ashley : Guachumana
Bosnian: zdravo
Botswana: Dumella rah
Bulgarian:Dobur Den or Zdrasti( more informal)
Cantonese: So san, lei ho
Cambodian: khmer,or khmai.( jum-reap suor)
Cherokee: Oh-see-YOH
Chinese: Ni hao
Choctaw: Halito ( hah-leh-TOH)
Croatia: Bog (hello) Dobar dan (good day)
Czeck: Nazdar
Danish Hej
Dutch: Hallo
Finnish: hei, heippa or "moi"
Esperanto: Saluton
Estonian: Tere
Ethiopian/ Amharic Tena Yistilign
Fijian:Bula Bula
French: Bonjour
German: Guten Tag
German (NORTH): Moin Moin, or NA
German (South): Gruss Gott (Greet God) Gruss dich, Grüezi (Greet You)
Gibberish:(see Jibberish)
Greek: Kalimera, Yasas
Hawaiian: Aloha
Hassa: (Niger, West Africa) Sannu
Hebrew: Shalom
Hoppy (kids language similar pig latin): hoppy e loppy loppy oppy English: Hello
Hindi: Namasthe
Hungarian: Szia
Indonesian: Selamat pagi
Italian: Buon giorno , or ciao!
Irish Dia Dhuit (literally means God be with you)
Japanese: Konichiwa
Jibberish: Gello
Jitteritigiberigidish: Hidegelidigo ((hi-di-gel-idi-go))
Korean: Annyong ha simnikka or ANYO
Latvian: Labdien
L'nuwísim: Míkmaq people Kwé
Malagasy: (from Madagascar) Salama tompko
Malayam: Vanakkam
Maltiseconhamyak
Marathi Namaskar
Mayan: Ba'ax ka wa'alik
Maori (from New Zealand): Kia ora
Mohawk: Sekoh
Navaho: Yá'át'ééh
Nepali: Namasute
New Zealand: (Maori): Kia Ora
Norwegian God dag (like Swedish) or Hei
Pakistani/
Urdu: Assalam-o-alaikum,Adaab,Tasleemat
Pushtu: Senga Yai
Sindhi: Kehro haal aahei
Balti: Yang chi halyo?
Pacific Islands:
Marshall Islands - Yokway
Palau - Ali
Chuuk - Ranalim
Pohnpei - Kasaleliah (Kasa-lay-le-yah)
Guam (Chamoru) - Hafa Adai (Hof-a-day)
Persian: salam
Pig Latin: Ellohay (see the pig latin converter)
Polish: Czesc (tcheshtch) or Dziendobry (jindobrerh-good day)
Portuguese: Bom dia,
Portugese (Brazillian)OLÁ
Punjabi : Sat Sri Akal
Romanian: Buna ziua
Russian: Zdravstvuite, Preevyet
Serbo-Croatian: Dobar dan
Sioux Indian: dakota (means hi friend)
Slovak: Ahoj
Slovenian: Zivjo (hello), Dober dan (good day)
Spanish: Hola, Buenos dias,
Swahili: Jambo
Swedish: God dag
Swiss-German: Hoi
Taiwanese: li ho bo
Tamil: Vanakkam
Tagalog (Filipino): Magandang tanghali , Kamusta, Como estaka
Telugu: Namaskaram
Thai (from boy) sa-wa DEE Krab
Thai (from Girl) sa-wa DEE kah
Tibetan: Tashi Delek
Turkish: Merhaba
Ubi Dubi: hubelubo
Welsh: Bore da
Zarma- (Niger, West Africa) Fofo
2007-03-02 10:15:07 · answer #8 · answered by musclovr456 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In Hungarian
Jó napot or Szervus or Szia!
(the last one is pronounced See Ya! Which is funny, because it sounds like you are saying goodbye instead of hello)
2007-03-02 10:09:53 · answer #9 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guten tag/ hallo in german
bonjour/salut in french
ciao/bonjourno in italian
Spanish Hola
in Welsh Helo
in Slovak – Dobrý deň
in Swedish – Hej
in Dutch – Hoi/goeden tag
in Chinese– Ni Hao
in Jewish Shalom
all i know
2007-03-02 10:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by shambles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
spanish: Hola Czech:dobry den Arabic:Ahalan Danish:Goddag French:Bonjour German:Guten Tag Hebrew:Shalom Hungarian:Jó napot Japanese:Kon-nichiwa or you could just go to "HELLO! A welcome in over 40 languages!"
2007-03-04 09:29:44 · answer #11 · answered by Ms.J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋