What are some ways to say 'hello' in other languages?

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What are some ways to say 'hello' in other languages?

2007-08-21 12:09:34 · 22 answers · asked by chsswimmer9393 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Hola - Spanish
Kumusta Ka - Filipino
Terve - Finnish
Bonjour - French
Ciao - Italian
Hallo - German
Tungjatjeta - Albanian
Shalom - Hebrew
Sveikas - Lithuanian
Haa - Comanche
Apa Kabar - Bahasa Indonesia
Kako Si - Croation
Ahoj - Czech
Szvervusz - Hungarian
Konnichiwa - Japanese
Labdien - Latvian
Talofa - Samoan
Hujambo - Swahili

2007-08-21 12:24:49 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Do you mean when answering the phone or when greeting someone? These are very different. You got a lot of the second. The first includes French allo, Italian pronto, Polish halo or slucham, Spanish often digame. In some countries you say nothing when you pick up the phone but wait for the caller to speak: in Japan, the caller says moshi-moshi, in Korean yebo, in China weiwei.

2007-08-22 09:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

French- Bonjour, Salut is an informal greeting
German- Guten tag
Spanish- Hola
Also, Ciao has almost been universally accepted. 'Ciao' is how it is spelled in French, English, German and Italian (and possibly other languages, I'm not comletely sure.) But, in Spanish it is spelled Chau or Chao.

2007-08-21 19:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by Dylan L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Marhaba = Hello (Lebanese Arabic)

2007-08-21 20:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Japanese
Ohaiyo gozaimasu--Good Morning
Konnichi wa--Good afternoon
Komban wa--Good evening
German-- Guten Morgen, Guten Tag
(Swabian German--Auch Schon "pronounced au sho")
Navajo--Ya-at-eeh NOT yatahay--That is strictly Hollywood!

2007-08-21 19:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by oldsalt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Spanish- Hola.

2007-08-21 19:14:26 · answer #6 · answered by kibaperson0330 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

An-nyong Haseyo(Korean)
Chao(pronounce as Chow but stronger)(Vietnamese)

2007-08-22 00:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by i Love you♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Here are some Russian phrases for you:

Privet (ÐÑÐ¸Ð²ÐµÑ) - Hi
Zdravstvuite (ÐÐ´ÑÐ°Ð²ÑÑÐ²ÑÐ¹ÑÐµ) - Hello
Zdorovo (ÐÐ´Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¾) - Howdy
Dobroe utro (ÐÐ¾Ð±ÑÐ¾Ðµ ÑÑÑÐ¾) - good morning
Dobriy den' (ÐÐ¾Ð±ÑÑÐ¹ Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ) - good day
Dobriy vecher (Ð´Ð¾Ð±ÑÑÐ¹ Ð²ÐµÑÐµÑ) - good evening

2007-08-21 19:16:15 · answer #8 · answered by Little Witchy Girl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

salve - hello to 1 person
salvete - hello to more than 1 person
in Latin

2007-08-21 20:51:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

They say "aloha" in Hawaii for hello and goodbye.

2007-08-21 19:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by KC_Meag42 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋