How to Say HELLO in 50 Languages? – Only One Word to Learn Before Traveling Abroad
Do you like traveling? Why? You want to explore new places, eat tasty food or have a relaxing time?
To have a good time in foreign countries, you should memorise only one phrase, “Hello” in local language.
It is a magic word which can make your whole trip experience totally different!
When I go foreign countries, I always check and memorize how to say “Hello” at least before arriving there. During the trip, in the restaurant, hotel, shop…wherever I go, I try to say “Hello” in their language. Then each time, people treat me better than just saying “Hello” in English.
If we try to talk their own language, they become happy even if they know English. This small effort show your respect to them and it can change your travel experience a lot. So it worth to learn this simplest greeting. Greeting is the basic, but most important thing for communication.
Here you will find how to say “Hello” in 50 languages.
| Language | |
| Afrikaans | Hallo |
| Albanian | Përshëndetje. |
| Arabic | مرحباً. (mrhbaan.) |
| Armenian | Բարև ձեզ (Barev dzez) |
| Bengali | নমস্কার। (namaskāra.) |
| Bosnian | Zdravo. |
| Cantonese | 你好 (nei5 hou2) |
| Catalan | Hola. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 你好 (Nǐ hǎo: ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ) |
| Croatian | Bok. |
| Czech | Ahoj. |
| Danish | Goddag. |
| Dutch | Hallo. |
| English (American) | Hello. |
| English (British) | Hello. |
| Esperanto | Saluton. |
| Finnish | Hei. |
| french | Bonjour. |
| German | Hallo. |
| Greek | Γεια. (Geia.) |
| Haitian Creole | Alo. |
| Hindi | नमस्ते। (namaste.) |
| Hungarian | Helló! |
| Icelandic | Halló. |
| Indonesian | Halo. |
| Italian | Ciao. |
| Japanese | こんにちは (konnichiwa ) |
| Korean | 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) |
| Latin | Salve! |
| Latvian | Sveicināti! |
| Macedonian | Здраво. (Zdravo.) |
| Norwegian | Hallo. |
| Polish | Cześć. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Olá. |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Olá. |
| Romanian | Bună. |
| Russian | Здравствуйте. (Zdravstvuyte.) |
| Serbian | Zdravo. |
| Slovak | Dobrý deň. |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Hola. |
| Spanish (Spain) | Hola. |
| Swahili | Hujambo. |
| Swedish | Hallå. |
| Taiwanese (MinNan) | Lí-hó. (你好) |
| Tamil | வணக்கம். (vaṇakkam.) |
| Thai | สวัสดี (s̄wạs̄dī) |
| Turkish | Merhaba. |
| Vietnamese | Xin chào. |
| Welsh | Helô. |
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