HOW TO SAY "HELLO" IN 32 LANGUAGES!

We believe greeting people in their own language when you are a visitor to their country is very important. We always like to make the effort in learning how to say hello in the main language of each city we visit. To make it easier for you (and us) we have come up with a list of how to say hello in 32 different languages.

AFRIKAANS - hallo

ALBANIAN - tungjatjeta (pronounced to-ngyat-yeta)

ARABIC - marhaba

CHEROKEE - osiyo

CROATIAN - bogCHINESE (MANDARIN) - 你好 (ni hao)

CZECH - ahoj

DANISH - hej

DUTCH - goede morgen (morning), goede middag (afternoon), goede avond (evening)

FINNISH - heiFIJIAN - bula

FRENCH - bonjour, salut

GERMAN - guten tag, hallo

GREEK - yia sou (pronounced ya-soo)

HAWAIIAN - aloha

HEBREW - shalom

HINDI - namaste

ICELANDIC - góðan dag (pronounced gothan dahg)

IRISH - dia duit

ITALIAN - ciao

JAPANESE - 今日は (kon’nichiwa) or もしもし(moshi moshi)

MALAYSIAN - selamat datang

MALTESE - merħba, oj

NORWEGIAN - heiMAORI - kia ora

POLISH - czesc

PORTUGUESE - olà

ROMANIAN - salut

RUSSIAN - zdravstvuite (pronounced zdra-stvooy-tyeh)

SPANISH - hola

SWAHILI - jambo

SWEDISH - god dag, hej

TURKISH - merhabaTAHITIAN - ia orana

VIETNAMESE - xin chào (pronounced sin chow)

ZULU - sawubona (for one person), sanibonani (for multiple people)

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