I already know English (duh), French, German, Polish, Nepalese. Any more?
2007-03-20 09:48:10 · 37 answers · asked by Polka Dot 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Just out of curiosity, am collecting languages!
2007-03-20 10:11:08 · update #1
check out this website
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm (for hello)
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodbye.htm (for goodbye)
it has the translation of hello and goodbye in many different languages, plus it includes audio files so you can listen to the correct pronunciation in your speakers...and if you are collecting phrases in many different languages this website has many other everyday phrases too
2007-03-20 09:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by Queen of the Rÿche 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hawaiian: Aloha/aloha
Spanish: Hola/ Adios
Arabic: Marhaba/ Maa Salamma
French: Bonjour or salut/ Aurevoir
Japanese: Moshi moshi (on the phone)/ sayonara
Manderin: Ni how/
Romanian: alo/ Larevedere
German: Hallo/ Auf Wiedersehen
Italian: ciao/ arrivederci
Dutch: het hallo/ tot ziens
Portugues: oi/ adeus
Norweigan: Hei/ goodbye
Hebrew: shaloom
2007-03-20 10:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinese: hello=ni hao
bye bye=zai jian
Japanese Romanization: hello=kunnichiwa
bye bye=saiyounara (the ra sound is pronounced la) in Japanese if you want to say some gretting is a nicer manner you add gosaiimasu at the end.
If you want to know some more common saying here's some.
Chniese: good morning-zao shan hao
good night-wan an
what-shen me
really-zhen de
Japanese: good morning-ohaiyou
good afternoon is the same as hello
good evening-gonbanwa
good night-oyasiminasai
what-nani?
really-honto?
annoying-usai
2007-03-20 11:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English= Hello, Bye
Dutch= Hello, tot ziens
French= bonjour, bye
German= hallo, Tschuess
Greek= γειάσου, αντίο
Italian= Ciao, Arrivederci
Portuguese= Hello, adeus
Russian= здравствулте!, Bye
Spanish= Hola, adiós
Hope I helped =]
<3
2007-03-20 09:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jambo (hello in Swahili)
as previously answered
Kwa heri-goodbye in Swahili (not answered correctly previously)(roll the R slightly)
Some tribes /peoples who dont speak Swahili as their native language may not be able to say R so they say the L sound in error
Russian transliterated -hello- stras voy tcheh
good bye: Das vedanyeh
2007-03-20 11:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by FoudaFaFa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Kirundi(from Burundi): gute Kinyarwanda(from Rwanda): komera Swahili: jambo Chinese:niha Thai(from Thailand): sawadi ka(for a lady) sawadi kap (for a man), Kichewa(from Malawi):wawa, Norwegian, Danish, Swedesh: hei Lingala(from Congo):Mbote. that was about hello.
About Byebye: Kirundi: agasaga, Norwegian, danish, swedesh: ha det, thai:lakon swahili:kwaheli, Kichewa:tiwonana
Kinyarwanda:turasubira
2007-03-20 10:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by Olivier N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bore da Good morning
Prynhawn da Good afternoon
Noswaith dda Good evening
Nos da Goodnight
Helô or Hylô Hello
Hwyl Bye
Hwyl am rwan/nawr Bye for now (North/South)
Welsh
2007-03-20 10:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by jizzumonkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xhosa= Molo- hello, good morning
Hamba Kahle- go well, goodbye
Sala Kahle- stay well
Afrikaans=Hullo-hello
Tot siens-good bye
2007-03-20 11:14:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turkish;
Merhaba - Hello
Hoşçakal - Byebye
2007-03-20 09:56:22 · answer #9 · answered by Earthling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babycakes got her Portuguese wrong........
Hello (formal) = Ola
Hello (informal) = Oi
Goodbye (Formal) = Até Mais (or as Babycakes says Adeus - but that's more of a FINAL goodbye when you will never see someone/something again)
Goodbye (informal) = Até/Tchau
Dutch
Hello = Hallo
Goodbye (informal) = Dag
2007-03-20 21:53:44 · answer #10 · answered by Jock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋