To have a good time in foreign countries, you should memorize only one phrase, “Hello” in local language.
It is a magic word which can make your whole trip experience totally different!
When you go foreign countries, it would be always good check and memorize how to say “Hello” at least before arriving there.
During the trip, in the restaurant, hotel, shop…wherever you go, try to say “Hello” in their language.
Then each time, people will treat you better than just saying “Hello” in English.
If you 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.
Let’s see how to say “Good night.” in 50 different languages.
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Language | Play | |
Afrikaans | ▶️ | Hallo |
Albanian | ▶️ | Përshëndetje. |
Arabic | ▶️ | مرحباً. |
mrhbaan. | ||
Arabic (Egyptian) | ▶️ | أهلاً |
ahlaan | ||
Armenian | ▶️ | Բարև ձեզ |
Barev dzez | ||
Bengali | ▶️ | নমস্কার। |
namaskāra. | ||
Bosnian | ▶️ | Zdravo. |
Cantonese | ▶️ | 你好 |
nei5 hou2 | ||
Catalan | ▶️ | Hola. |
Chinese | ▶️ | 你好 |
Nǐ hǎo | ||
Chinese (Taiwan) | ▶️ | 你好 |
Nǐ hǎo | ||
ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ | ||
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Croatian | ▶️ | Bok. |
Czech | ▶️ | Ahoj. |
Danish | ▶️ | Goddag. |
Dutch | ▶️ | Hallo. |
English (American) | ▶️ | Hello. |
English (British) | ▶️ | Hello. |
Esperanto | ▶️ | Saluton. |
Finnish | ▶️ | Hei. |
French | ▶️ | Bonjour. |
German | ▶️ | Hallo. |
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Greek | ▶️ | Γεια. |
Geia. | ||
Haitian Creole | ▶️ | Alo. |
Hakka | ▶️ | n3 ho4 |
你好 | ||
Hindi | ▶️ | नमस्ते। |
namaste. | ||
Hungarian | ▶️ | Helló! |
Icelandic | ▶️ | Halló. |
Indonesian | ▶️ | Halo. |
Italian | ▶️ | Ciao. |
Japanese | ▶️ | こんにちは |
konnichiwa | ||
Korean | ▶️ | 안녕하세요 |
annyeonghaseyo | ||
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Latin | ▶️ | Salve! |
Latvian | ▶️ | Sveicināti! |
Macedonian | ▶️ | Здраво. |
Zdravo. | ||
Norwegian | ▶️ | Hallo. |
Polish | ▶️ | Cześć. |
Portuguese (Brazil) | ▶️ | Olá. |
Portuguese (Portugal) | ▶️ | Olá. |
Romanian | ▶️ | Bună. |
Russian | ▶️ | Здравствуйте. |
Zdravstvuyte. | ||
Serbian | ▶️ | Zdravo. |
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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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