Amharic አማርኛ am
ሰላም
Se-lam
Use 'Selam' in most situations, formal and informal.
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How to say
Hello
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Arabic العربية ar
مرحبا
Mar-ha-ba
Use 'Marhaba' in most situations; 'Ahlan' is also common and can be more casual.
Bangla বাংলা bn
নমস্কার
No-mos-kar
Use 'Nomoskar' in formal situations; 'Ei' is informal.
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Catalan català ca
Hola
O-la
Use 'Hola' in most situations, both formal and informal.
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Czech čeština cs
Ahoj
A-hoy
Use 'Ahoj' in most situations, similar to 'Hi'; 'Dobrý den' (good day) is more formal.
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Danish dansk da
Hej
High
Use 'Hej' in most situations, both formal and informal.
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German Deutsch de
Hallo
Ha-lo
Use 'Hallo' in most situations, especially with people you know; 'Guten Tag' is more formal and used during the day.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Γεια
Yah
Use 'Γεια' with friends and family; 'Γεια σας' (hello to you all/formal) is more formal.
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Spanish Español es
Hola
O-la
Use 'Hola' in most situations, both formal and informal, to greet someone.
Estonian eesti et
Tere
Te-reh
Use 'Tere' in most situations; 'Tsau' is informal.
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Basque Basque eu
Kaixo
Kai-sho
Use 'Kaixo' in most situations; 'Aupa' is informal.
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Persian فارسی fa
سلام
Sa-lam
Use 'Salam' in most situations, formal and informal.
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Finnish suomi fi
Hei
Hay
Use 'Hei' in most situations; 'Moi' is more informal.
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French Français fr
Bonjour
Bon-zhoor
Use 'Bonjour' during the day (roughly until sunset) and 'Salut' with friends and family.
Galician Galician gl
Ola
O-la
Use 'Ola' in most situations, both formal and informal.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
નમસ્તે
Na-ma-stay
Use 'Namaste' in most situations; 'Kem chho' (how are you?) is informal.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Sannu
Sa-nu
Use 'Sannu' in most situations; 'Salamu' is also used.
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Hebrew עברית he
שלום
Sha-lom
Use 'Shalom' in most situations, both formal and informal; 'Hai' is more casual.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
नमस्ते
Na-ma-stay
Use 'Namaste' in most situations, both formal and informal.
Hungarian magyar hu
Szia
See-ah
Use 'Szia' with friends and family; 'Jó napot kívánok' (good day) is more formal.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Halo
Ha-lo
Use 'Halo' in most situations; 'Hai' is more informal.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Halló
Ha-loh
Use 'Halló' in most situations; 'Hæ' is more informal.
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Italian Italiano it
Ciao
Chow
Use 'Ciao' with people you know well; 'Buongiorno' (good morning/day) and 'Buonasera' (good evening) are more formal.
Japanese 日本語 ja
こんにちは
Kon-nee-chee-wa
Use 'Konnichiwa' during the day; 'やあ' is more casual.
Korean 한국어 ko
안녕하세요
Ahn-nyung-ha-say-yo
Use 'Annyeonghaseyo' in most situations; '안녕' is informal.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Labas
La-bas
Use 'Labas' in most situations; 'Laba diena' (good day) is more formal.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Sveiki
Sve-ee-kee
Use 'Sveiki' in most situations; 'Čau' is informal.
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Marathi मराठी mr
नमस्कार
Na-mas-kar
Use 'Namaskar' in most situations; 'Hello' is used in informal settings.
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Malay Melayu ms
Hai
Hai
Use 'Hai' with friends and family; 'Selamat' (greetings) is more formal.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Hallo
Ha-lo
Use 'Hallo' in most situations; 'Hoi' is more informal.
Norwegian norsk no
Hallo
Ha-lo
Use 'Hallo' in most situations; 'Hei' is more informal.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Sat Sri A-kaal
Use 'Sat Sri Akal' in most situations; 'Hello' is used in informal settings.
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Polish polski pl
Cześć
Cheshch
Use 'Cześć' with friends and family; 'Dzień dobry' (good day) is more formal.
Portuguese Português pt
Olá
O-la
Use 'Olá' in most situations; 'Oi' is more informal.
Romanian română ro
Bună
Boo-nuh
Use 'Bună' with friends and family; 'Bună ziua' (good day) and 'Bună seara' (good evening) are more formal.
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Russian русский ru
Здравствуйте
Zdra-stvooy-tye
Use 'Здравствуйте' in formal situations and with people you don't know well; 'Привет' is for friends and family.
Swedish svenska sv
Hallå
Ha-lo
Use 'Hallå' in most situations; 'Hej' is more informal.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Habari
Ha-ba-ree
Use 'Habari' or 'Mambo' to greet someone; 'Mambo' is more casual.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
வணக்கம்
Va-na-kkam
Use 'Vanakkam' in most situations; 'Hello' is used in informal settings.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నమస్కారం
Na-ma-skaa-ram
Use 'Namaskaaram' in most situations; 'Hello' is used in informal settings.
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Thai ไทย th
สวัสดี
Sa-wat-dee
Use 'Sawasdee' in most situations; add 'krap' (male) or 'ka' (female) for politeness.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Kumusta
Koo-moos-ta
Use 'Kumusta' in most situations; add 'po' for respect.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Merhaba
Mer-ha-ba
Use 'Merhaba' in most situations; 'Selam' is more informal.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Привіт
Pri-veet
Use 'Привіт' with friends and family; 'Добрий день' (good day) is more formal.
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Urdu اردو ur
سلام
Sa-lam
Use 'Salam' in most situations; 'Hello' is used in informal settings.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Xin chào
Sin chow
Use 'Xin chào' in most situations; 'Chào' is more informal.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ kú àárọ
Eh koo ah-roh
Use 'Ẹ kú àárọ' in the morning; 'Bawo ni?' (how are you?) is informal.
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Chinese 中文 zh
你好
Nee hao
Use '你好' in most situations; '您好' is more polite.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
你好
Nay ho
Use '你好' in most situations; '喂' is used to get someone's attention.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Sawubona
Sa-woo-bo-na
Use 'Sawubona' to greet one person; 'Molo' is more informal.
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