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Amharic አማርኛ am
ሰላም
Seh-LAHM

Use 'Selam' to greet anyone, anytime.

Arabic العربية ar
مرحبا
Mar-HA-ba

Use 'Marhaba' or 'Ahlan' to greet anyone; 'Salam' is more informal.

Bangla বাংলা bn
নমস্কার
No-mos-KAR

Use 'Nomoskar' as a respectful greeting; 'Ei' or 'Hello' are more casual.

Catalan català ca
Hola
OH-lah

Use 'Hola' to greet anyone, anytime.

Czech čeština cs
Ahoj
AH-hoy

Use 'Ahoj' with friends and family; 'Dobrý den' is more formal.

Danish dansk da
Hej
High

Use 'Hej' in most situations; 'Halløj' is more informal.

German Deutsch de
Hallo
HAH-loh

Use 'Hallo' in most situations; 'Guten Tag' is a more formal greeting.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Γεια
Yah

Use 'Γεια' with friends and family; 'Γεια σας' is more formal.

Spanish Español es
Hola
OH-lah

Use 'Hola' to greet anyone, anytime, in most Spanish-speaking countries.

Estonian eesti et
Tere
Teh-reh

Use 'Tere' in most situations; 'Tsau' is more informal.

Basque Basque eu
Kaixo
Kai-sho

Use 'Kaixo' to greet anyone; 'Aupa' is more informal.

Persian فارسی fa
سلام
Sah-LAHM

Use 'Salam' to greet anyone, anytime.

Finnish suomi fi
Hei
Hay

Use 'Hei' in most situations; 'Moi' is more informal.

French Français fr
Salut
Sah-loo

Use 'Salut' with friends, family, and people you know; 'Bonjour' is more formal.

Galician Galician gl
Ola
OH-lah

Use 'Ola' to greet anyone, anytime.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
નમસ્તે
Nah-mah-STAY

Use 'Namaste' as a respectful greeting; 'Hi' is more casual.

Hausa Hausa ha
Sannu
SAH-noo

Use 'Sannu' in most situations; 'Salamu' is more informal.

Hebrew עברית he
שלום
Shah-LOHM

Use 'Shalom' for both greetings and farewells; 'Hai' is more informal.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
नमस्ते
Nah-mah-STAY

Use 'Namaste' as a respectful greeting; 'Hi' is more casual.

Hungarian magyar hu
Szia
See-ah

Use 'Szia' with friends and family; 'Jó napot kívánok' is more formal.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Halo
HAH-loh

Use 'Halo' in most situations; 'Hai' is more informal.

Icelandic Icelandic is
High

Use 'Hæ' in most situations; 'Halló' is more common on the phone.

Italian Italiano it
Ciao
Chow

Use 'Ciao' with people you know; it can also mean goodbye.

Japanese 日本語 ja
こんにちは
Kohn-nee-chee-wah

Use 'Konnichiwa' during the day; 'Ohayo gozaimasu' (Good morning) and 'Konbanwa' (Good evening) are also common.

Korean 한국어 ko
안녕하세요
Ahn-nyung-ha-say-yo

Use 'Annyeonghaseyo' in most situations; 'Annyeong' is informal.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Sveiki
Sveh-kee

Use 'Sveiki' to greet multiple people; 'Labas' is for one person and more informal.

Latvian latviešu lv
Sveiki
Sveh-kee

Use 'Sveiki' to greet multiple people; 'Čau' is informal.

Marathi मराठी mr
नमस्कार
Nah-mah-skar

Use 'Namaskar' as a respectful greeting; 'Hi' is more casual.

Malay Melayu ms
Hai
Hai

Use 'Hai' with friends and family; 'Selamat' is more formal.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Hallo
HAH-loh

Use 'Hallo' in most situations; 'Hoi' is more informal.

Norwegian norsk no
Hei
Hay

Use 'Hei' in most situations; 'Hallo' is more common on the phone.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Sut Shree Ah-KAHL

Use 'Sat Sri Akal' as a respectful greeting; 'Hello' or 'Hi' are more casual.

Polish polski pl
Cześć
Cheshch

Use 'Cześć' with friends and family; 'Dzień dobry' is more formal.

Portuguese Português pt
Olá
Oh-LAH

Use 'Olá' to greet anyone, anytime, in most Portuguese-speaking countries.

Romanian română ro
Salut
Sah-loot

Use 'Salut' with friends and family; 'Bună ziua' is more formal.

Russian русский ru
Привет
Pree-VYET

Use 'Привет' with friends and family; 'Здравствуйте' is more formal.

Swedish svenska sv
Hej
Hay

Use 'Hej' in most situations; 'Hallå' is more common on the phone.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Hujambo
Hoo-JAHM-boh

Use 'Hujambo' to greet someone; 'Mambo' is more casual.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
வணக்கம்
Vah-NAH-kum

Use 'Vanakkam' as a respectful greeting; 'Hai' is more casual.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నమస్కారం
Nah-mah-SKA-rum

Use 'Namaskaaram' as a respectful greeting; 'Hai' is more casual.

Thai ไทย th
สวัสดี
Sa-wah-dee

Use 'Sawasdee' with a polite particle ('krap' for males, 'ka' for females) in formal settings.

Filipino Filipino tl
Kumusta
Koo-MOOS-ta

While 'Kumusta' literally means 'How are you?', it's also used as a general greeting.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Merhaba
Mer-HAH-bah

Use 'Merhaba' in most situations; 'Selam' is more informal.

Ukrainian українська uk
Привіт
Pri-VEET

Use 'Привіт' with friends and family; 'Добрий день' is more formal.

Urdu اردو ur
سلام
Sah-LAHM

Use 'Salam' to greet anyone; 'Hello' is more casual.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chào
Chow

Use 'Chào' to greet anyone, anytime.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ kú àárọ (Good morning) / Ẹ kú alẹ (Good evening)
Eh koo ah-AH-roh / Eh koo ah-LEH

Greetings vary by time of day; 'Bawo ni?' is a general greeting.

Chinese 中文 zh
你好
Nee how

Use 'Nǐ hǎo' in most situations; 'Nín hǎo' is more polite.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
你好
Nay ho

Use 'Néih hóu' in most situations.

Zulu Zulu zu
Sawubona
Sah-woo-BOH-nah

Use 'Sawubona' to greet one person, 'Sanibonani' to greet multiple people; 'Molo' is more casual.

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