How do you say hello in different languages? Here are some examples. Can you think of any more?
Language | Translation |
Chinese | 你好 nei* ho/lei ho (Cantonese) nǐ hǎo (Mandarin) |
Dutch | hallo (informal) goedendag (formal) |
English | hi/hey (informal) hello (formal) |
French | salut (informal) bonjour (formal, daytime) bonsoir (formal, evening) |
German | hallo (informal) Guten Tag (formal, daytime) Guten Abend (formal, evening) |
Hebrew | shalom hi (informal) |
Italian | ciào (informal) buonguiorno (formal, daytime) buona sera (formal, evening) |
Japanese | おはよう（ございます） ohayoou (gozaimasu) |
Korean | 안녕하세요 ahn nyeong ha se yo (formal) 안녕 ahn nyeong (informal) |
Portugese | oi, boas, olá or alô |
Russian | Privet! (informal) zdravstvuyte (formal) |
Spanish | hola |
Swedish | tja (very informal) hej (informal) god dag (formal) |
Vietnamese | xin chào |