hi in different languages
It’s good to know how to say “Hello." in their mother tongue when you travel or meet new people, but it would be even more suitable to say “Hi." for some situations.
Once you get closer to someone, become friends, why not to say “Hi."?
It’s casual, friendly and people can get warmer feeling from you.
Let’s see how to say “Hi.” in 50 different languages.
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| Language | Play | |
| Afrikaans | ▶️ | Hi. |
| Albanian | ▶️ | Ç’kemi. |
| Arabic | ▶️ | مرحباً. |
| mrhbaan. | ||
| Arabic (Egyptian) | ▶️ | هاي |
| hay | ||
| Armenian | ▶️ | Ողջույն |
| Voghjuyn | ||
| Bengali | ▶️ | হাই। |
| Hā’i. | ||
| Bosnian | ▶️ | Ćao. |
| Cantonese | ▶️ | 喂 |
| wai3 | ||
| Catalan | ▶️ | Hola. |
| Chinese | ▶️ | 你好 |
| Nǐ hǎo | ||
| Chinese (Taiwan) | ▶️ | 你好 |
| Nǐ hǎo | ||
| ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ | ||
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| Croatian | ▶️ | Zdravo. |
| Czech | ▶️ | Čau. |
| Danish | ▶️ | Hej. |
| Dutch | ▶️ | Hé. |
| English (American) | ▶️ | Hi. |
| English (British) | ▶️ | Hi. |
| Esperanto | ▶️ | Saluton. |
| Finnish | ▶️ | Hei. |
| French | ▶️ | Salut. |
| German | ▶️ | Hi. |
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| Greek | ▶️ | Γεια. |
| Geia. | ||
| Haitian Creole | ▶️ | Alo. |
| Hakka | ▶️ | n3 ho4 |
| 你好 | ||
| Hindi | ▶️ | नमस्ते। |
| namaste. | ||
| Hungarian | ▶️ | Szia! |
| Icelandic | ▶️ | Hæ. |
| Indonesian | ▶️ | Hai. |
| Italian | ▶️ | Ciao. |
| Japanese | ▶️ | やあ |
| yā | ||
| Korean | ▶️ | 안녕 |
| annyeong | ||
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| Latin | ▶️ | Salve! |
| Latvian | ▶️ | Sveiks! |
| Macedonian | ▶️ | Здраво. |
| Zdravo. | ||
| Norwegian | ▶️ | Hei. |
| Polish | ▶️ | Cześć. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | ▶️ | Oi. |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | ▶️ | Olá. |
| Romanian | ▶️ | Salut. |
| Russian | ▶️ | Привет. |
| Privet. | ||
| Serbian | ▶️ | Ćao. |
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| Slovak | ▶️ | Ahoj. |
| Spanish (Latin America) | ▶️ | Hola. |
| Spanish (Spain) | ▶️ | Hola. |
| Swahili | ▶️ | Vipi. |
| Swedish | ▶️ | Hej. |
| Taiwanese (MinNan) | ▶️ | Lí-hó. |
| 你好 | ||
| Tamil | ▶️ | ஹாய். |
| Hāy. | ||
| Thai | ▶️ | สวัสดี |
| s̄wạs̄dī | ||
| Turkish | ▶️ | Selam. |
| Vietnamese | ▶️ | Xin chào. |
| Welsh | ▶️ | Hei. |
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