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Namaste

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Amharic አማርኛ am
ሰላም
Se-lam

Selam is a common greeting.

Arabic العربية ar
مرحبا
Mar-ha-ba

Marhaba is a common greeting; Ahlan is also used.

Bangla বাংলা bn
নমস্কার
No-mos-kar

Nomoskar is a respectful greeting and farewell.

Catalan català ca
Hola
O-la

Hola is a common greeting.

Czech čeština cs
Ahoj
A-hoy

Ahoj is informal; Dobrý den (good day) is formal.

Danish dansk da
Hej
High

Hej is a common greeting; Halløj is more informal.

German Deutsch de
Hallo
Ha-lo

A common greeting, 'Guten Tag' is more formal, while 'Hallo' is versatile.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Γεια
Yah

Γεια is informal; Γεια σας (hello to you all) is formal.

Spanish Español es
Hola
O-la

While 'Namaste' itself isn't directly translated, 'Hola' is a common greeting in Spanish.

Estonian eesti et
Tere
Te-re

Tere is a common greeting; Tsau is more informal.

Basque Basque eu
Kaixo
Kai-sho

Kaixo is a common greeting; Aupa is more informal.

Persian فارسی fa
سلام
Sa-lam

Salam is a common greeting.

Finnish suomi fi
Hei
Hay

Hei is a common greeting; Moi is more informal.

French Français fr
Bonjour
Bon-zhoor

Similar to Spanish, 'Bonjour' is a common greeting; 'Salut' is more informal.

Galician Galician gl
Ola
O-la

Ola is a common greeting.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
નમસ્તે
Na-ma-ste

Namaste is a respectful greeting.

Hausa Hausa ha
Sannu
San-nu

Sannu is a common greeting; Salamu is also used.

Hebrew עברית he
שלום
Sha-lom

Shalom is a versatile greeting and farewell.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
नमस्ते
Na-ma-ste

Namaste is a respectful greeting and farewell, often accompanied by a slight bow with hands together.

Hungarian magyar hu
Szia
See-ah

Szia is informal; Jó napot (good day) is formal.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Halo
Ha-lo

Halo is a common greeting; 'Selamat' followed by the time of day is more specific.

Icelandic Icelandic is
High

Hæ is a common greeting; Halló is also used.

Italian Italiano it
Ciao
Chao

Ciao is a versatile greeting and farewell; 'Buongiorno' is for the morning, 'Buonasera' for the evening.

Japanese 日本語 ja
こんにちは
Kon-nee-chee-wa

Konnichiwa is a general greeting for the daytime.

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

Annyeonghaseyo is a polite greeting; Annyeong is informal.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Sveiki
Svei-kee

Sveiki is a common greeting; Laba diena (good day) is formal.

Latvian latviešu lv
Sveiki
Svei-kee

Sveiki is a common greeting; Labdien (good day) is formal.

Marathi मराठी mr
नमस्कार
Na-mas-kar

Namaskar is a respectful greeting.

Malay Melayu ms
Hai
Hai

Hai is a common greeting; 'Selamat' followed by the time of day is more specific.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Hallo
Ha-lo

Hallo is a common greeting; 'Goedendag' is a more formal 'good day'.

Norwegian norsk no
Hei
Hay

Hei is a common greeting; Hallo is also used.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Sat-sree A-kaal

Sat Sri Akal is a common greeting in Sikhism.

Polish polski pl
Cześć
Cheshch

Cześć is informal; Dzień dobry (good day) is formal.

Portuguese Português pt
Olá
O-la

Olá is a general greeting; 'Bom dia' (good day), 'Boa tarde' (good afternoon), and 'Boa noite' (good evening/night) are more specific.

Romanian română ro
Bună
Boo-nuh

Bună is informal; Bună ziua (good day) is formal.

Russian русский ru
Здравствуйте
Zdra-stvuy-tye

Здравствуйте is a formal greeting; Привет is informal.

Swedish svenska sv
Hej
Hay

Hej is a common greeting; Hallå is also used.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Habari
Ha-ba-ree

Habari is a common greeting; Mambo is more informal.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
வணக்கம்
Va-na-kkam

Vanakkam is a respectful greeting.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నమస్కారం
Na-ma-skaa-ram

Namaskaaram is a respectful greeting.

Thai ไทย th
สวัสดี
Sa-wat-dee

Sawasdee is a general greeting; 'krap' is used by males, 'ka' by females.

Filipino Filipino tl
Kumusta
Koo-moos-ta

Kumusta is a common greeting; 'po' is a sign of respect.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Merhaba
Mer-ha-ba

Merhaba is a common greeting; Selam is more casual.

Ukrainian українська uk
Привіт
Pri-vit

Привіт is informal; Добрий день (good day) is formal.

Urdu اردو ur
سلام
Sa-lam

Salam is a common greeting.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Xin chào
Sin chow

Xin chào is a common greeting.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ kú àárọ
Eh koo ah-a-roh

Yoruba greetings vary by time of day.

Chinese 中文 zh
你好
Nee how

Nǐ hǎo is a common greeting; Nín hǎo is more polite.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
你好
Nay ho

Nei5 hou2 is a common greeting; Nei5 hou2 is more polite.

Zulu Zulu zu
Sawubona
Sa-woo-bo-na

Sawubona is a common greeting.

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