{"id":4722,"date":"2023-07-22T05:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2025-01-01T05:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T10:48:19","slug":"how-to-say-hello-in-different-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/how-to-say-hello-in-different-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say Hello in 100 Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHello\u201d is often the very first vocabulary word uttered in any language course<\/a>, podcast<\/a>, textbook<\/a> or YouTube instructional video<\/a>. It\u2019s the word that starts it all:\u00a0A friendly conversation between two strangers. A business meeting with clients. A beginning to a romantic encounter.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s only a boon to learn as many ways as possible to say this lovely little word. Let\u2019s go over 100 of them.<\/p>\n

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“Hello” in 15 Important Languages<\/h2>\n

1. Chinese (Mandarin)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \u60a8\u597d (n\u00edn h\u01ceo)<\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> \u4f60\u597d (n\u01d0 h\u01ceo<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The Chinese greeting is \u4f60\u597d, pronounced as n\u01d0 h\u01ceo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u4f60 means \u201cyou\u201d and \u597d means \u201cgood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u60a8\u597d is more formal and should be used when greeting a person more senior than you. Otherwise, you’d come off as haughty and disrespectful. Chinese is big on respect, and not just for persons of authority, but most especially for elders.<\/p>\n

2. Japanese<\/a><\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f (Konnichiwa)<\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> \u3084\u3042 (Y\u0101)<\/em><\/p>\n

Konnichiwa<\/em> is the general, widely-used term to say “hello” in Japanese. You can use it at any time during the day or night, and it would be appropriate for both formal and informal settings. However, if you want to say the equivalent of \u201chi\u201d or \u201cyo\u201d or \u201chey\u201d in English to greet a close friend, you can use \u3084\u3042.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But if you want to be time-specific, you can use \u201c\u304a\u65e9\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059” (ohay\u014d gozaimasu)<\/em>\u00a0in the morning, \u201c\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u201d (konnichiwa)\u00a0<\/em>in the afternoon and “\u4eca\u6669\u306f” (konbanwa)<\/em> in the evening.<\/p>\n

When meeting a person for the first time, you want to say “\u521d\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3066” (hajimemashite),<\/em>\u00a0which roughly translates as \u201cnice to meet you.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. Korean<\/a><\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \uc548\ub155\ud558\uc138\uc694 (Anyeonghaseyo)<\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> \uc548\ub155 (Annyeong<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\uc548\ub155\ud558\uc138\uc694 (anyeonghaseyo) <\/em>is the standard Korean greeting for practically any occasion and any time of the day\u2014morning, afternoon or night. \uc548\ub155 (Annyeong<\/em>) is a casual greeting you can use with friends, family and those younger than you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4. French<\/a>\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> Bonjour <\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> Salut <\/em><\/p>\n

Bon<\/em>\u00a0means “good”\u2014as in bon app\u00e9tit<\/em> (good appetite) and bon voyage<\/em> (good journey).<\/p>\n

Jour\u00a0<\/em>means “day”\u2014as in soupe du jour <\/em>(soup of the day)\u2014and so bonjour\u00a0<\/em>literally means \u201cgood day.\u201d The term is flexible and can be used both for formal and informal settings.<\/p>\n

5. Spanish<\/a><\/h3>\n

Both Formal and Informal:<\/strong> Hola <\/em><\/p>\n

But not to worry, saying \u201chello!\u201d in Spanish is simple enough. We almost all know to say “hola<\/em>.“<\/em>\u00a0Just remember that the letter h<\/em>\u00a0is silent in this case, just like it is\u00a0in the English word \u201cheir.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be time-specific, you can use\u00a0buenos dias<\/em> (good morning), buenas tardes<\/em> (good afternoon) and buenas noches<\/em> (good night). But, of course, you can use hola<\/em>\u00a0in both formal and informal settings, at any time of day or night.<\/p>\n

6. German<\/a><\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> Hallo <\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> Hi <\/em><\/p>\n

Hallo\u00a0<\/em>is suitable for just about every situation, but you can also say Hi<\/em> or Hey<\/em> when greeting people in informal settings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

7. Italian<\/a><\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> Salve <\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> Ciao <\/em><\/p>\n

Saying Salve\u00a0<\/em>is a safe option when you don’t know what setting you’re in and falls more into the formal side.\u00a0Ciao<\/em> is probably the most recognized Italian greeting. It\u2019s an informal interjection and can mean both \u201chello\u201d and \u201cgoodbye\u201d.<\/p>\n

8. Hindi<\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 (Namaste)<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re in the Indian subcontinent, you can get away with greeting everybody with just one word: Namaste<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hindi greetings are not time-specific, so you can use this one any time of the day or night. You use it to begin and end interactions with both friends and strangers, young and old. The expression is paired with a slight bow of the head. Place both palms in front of the chest in a prayer-like position. As you say “namaste<\/em>,” bow your head slightly. This gesture is called the pranamasana<\/em>\u00a0gesture.<\/p>\n

9. Greek<\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \u03a7\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/a> (Herete)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/a> (Ya Sou)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03a7\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is not that widely used and mostly in formal settings when talking to politicians, teachers etc. \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 <\/em>is a very common form of greeting in Greece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Russian<\/a>\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/em> (Zdravstvuyte)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0442 (Privet)<\/em><\/p>\n

While \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435\u00a0<\/em>is mostly used in formal situations, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0442<\/em> is suitable for greeting a friend or your peer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

11. Portuguese<\/a><\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> Ol\u00e1\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> Oi <\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to say “hello” to someone you don’t know in Portuguese, saying ol\u00e1 <\/em>is the safest option. A casual, informal way to say “hi” is Oi.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

12. Arabic\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Formal:<\/strong> \u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u0627\u064b<\/em> \u00a0(Marhabaan)<\/em><\/p>\n

The most commonly used word for “hello” in Arabic is Marhaba<\/em> while Marhaban is a little bit more formal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

13. Latin<\/h3>\n

Formal: <\/strong>Salve<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Informal:<\/strong> Heus<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Latin\u00a0was the dominant language of the Roman Empire from\u00a06th<\/sup> century BC to 600 AD.<\/p>\n

When the Roman Empire collapsed, Latin evolved in the former constituent nations into the various languages that we know today. Romance languages like French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian consider Latin as their parent tongue.<\/p>\n

That being said, would you like to know what it would be like to greet someone during Roman times?\u00a0You\u2019d say, “salve.”<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s hello when talking to one person. If you were talking to several people, you\u2019d say, “salvete.”<\/em><\/p>\n

14. Inuktitut<\/h3>\n

Both Formal and Informal:<\/strong> \u140a\u1403\u14d0\u1593\u1403 (Ainngai)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Inuktitut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Arctic territories and the topmost span of North America including Alaska and Northern Canada.<\/p>\n

The nearest equivalent to\u00a0hello in the language is ainngai<\/em>, which can be used to signify both \u201chello\u201d and \u201cgoodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n

15. Tsalagi (Cherokee)<\/h3>\n

Both Formal and Informal:<\/strong> \u13a3\u13cf\u13f2 (Osiyo)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Cherokee are a Native American tribe indigenous to Southeastern states like Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Osiyo\u00a0<\/em>is how the Cherokee say “hello.”<\/p>\n

Hello in 95 More Languages Around the World<\/h2>\n

Want more? Here’s a long list of ways to say hello in many different languages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Language<\/th>Formal Hello<\/th>English Reading<\/th>Informal Hello<\/th>English Reading<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Afrikaans<\/td>Goeie dag<\/td>Goo-uh dey<\/td>Hallo<\/td>Hah-lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albanian<\/td>Tungjatjeta<\/td>Toon-jat-yeh-ta<\/td>Tung<\/td>Toong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amharic<\/td>Selam<\/td>Se-lam<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabic<\/td>Salam aleikoum<\/td>Ass-suh-lah-muh alay-kum<\/td>Marhaba<\/td>Mar-ha-ba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armenian<\/td>Barev<\/td>Bah-rev<\/td>Pari yegak<\/td>Pah-ree yeh-gak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azerbaijani<\/td>Salam<\/td>Sah-lam<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basque<\/td>Kaixo<\/td>Kie-sho<\/td>Egun on<\/td>Eh-gun on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belarusian<\/td>\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0437\u0435\u043d\u044c<\/td>Doh-bri dzin<\/td>\u041f\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0435<\/td>Pri-vee-tan-nye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bengali<\/td>\u09a8\u09ae\u09b8\u09cd\u0995\u09be\u09b0<\/td>No-mo-shkar<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosnian<\/td>Zdravo<\/td>Zdrah-vo<\/td>\u0106ao<\/td>Chao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulgarian<\/td>\u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/td>Zdra-vei-te<\/td>\u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/td>Zdra-sti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burmese<\/td>\u1019\u1004\u103a\u1039\u1002\u101c\u102c\u1015\u102b<\/td>Min-ga-la-bar<\/td>\u101f\u101a\u103a\u101c\u102d\u102f<\/td>Hai-lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catalan<\/td>Hola<\/td>O-la<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cebuano<\/td>Kumusta<\/td>Koo-moos-tah<\/td>Hi<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese (Simplified)<\/td>\u4f60\u597d<\/td>Nee how<\/td>\u55e8<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatian<\/td>Dobar dan<\/td>Do-bar dan<\/td>Bok<\/td>Bok<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech<\/td>Dobr\u00fd den<\/td>Dob-ree den<\/td>Ahoj<\/td>Ah-hoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danish<\/td>Goddag<\/td>Goh-dahg<\/td>Hej<\/td>Hey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dutch<\/td>Goedemiddag<\/td>Goo-duh-mih-dahg<\/td>Hallo<\/td>Hah-lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estonian<\/td>Tere<\/td>Teh-reh<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filipino<\/td>Kamusta<\/td>Kah-moo-stah<\/td>Hi<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finnish<\/td>Hyv\u00e4\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4<\/td>Hoo-vaa pie-vaa<\/td>Hei<\/td>Hey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>Bonjour<\/td>Bon-zhoor<\/td>Salut<\/td>Sa-loo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galician<\/td>Ola<\/td>Oh-la<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgian<\/td>\u10d2\u10d0\u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10ef\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0<\/td>Gah-mar-joh-ba<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>Guten Tag<\/td>Goo-ten tahg<\/td>Hallo<\/td>Hah-lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greek<\/td>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>Yah sas<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gujarati<\/td>\u0aa8\u0aae\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa4\u0ac7<\/td>Nah-mahs-tay<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haitian Creole<\/td>Bonjou<\/td>Bon-joo<\/td>Salut<\/td>Sa-loo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hausa<\/td>Sannu<\/td>San-nu<\/td>Salama<\/td>Sa-la-ma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hebrew<\/td>\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd<\/td>Sha-lom<\/td>\u05d4\u05d9\u05d9<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindi<\/td>\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947<\/td>Nah-mas-tay<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hungarian<\/td>J\u00f3 napot<\/td>Yo nah-pot<\/td>Szia<\/td>See-ya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Icelandic<\/td>G\u00f3\u00f0an dag<\/td>Goh-than dahg<\/td>Hall\u00f3<\/td>Hal-lo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Igbo<\/td>Ndewo<\/td>N-deh-woh<\/td>Kedu<\/td>Keh-doo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian<\/td>Selamat siang<\/td>Se-lah-mat see-yang<\/td>Hai<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish<\/td>Dia duit<\/td>Dee-ah gwit<\/td>Haigh<\/td>Hay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian<\/td>Buongiorno<\/td>Bwon-jor-no<\/td>Ciao<\/td>Chow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese<\/td>\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f<\/td>Kon-nee-chee-wah<\/td>\u3069\u3046\u3082<\/td>Doh-moh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kannada<\/td>\u0ca8\u0cae\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cbe\u0cb0<\/td>Nam-as-kara<\/td>\u0cb9\u0cbe\u0caf\u0ccd<\/td>Haay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kazakh<\/td>\u0421\u04d9\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0441\u0456\u0437 \u0431\u0435<\/td>Sah-leh-met-siz be<\/td>\u0421\u04d9\u043b\u0435\u043c<\/td>Sah-lem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Khmer<\/td>\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178f\u17b8<\/td>Soo-aste<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean<\/td>\uc548\ub155\ud558\uc138\uc694<\/td>Ahn-nyeong-hah-se-yo<\/td>\uc548\ub155<\/td>Ahn-nyeong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kurdish<\/td>Silav<\/td>See-lav<\/td>Selam<\/td>Se-lam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyrgyz<\/td>\u0410\u0441\u0441\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0443 \u0430\u043b\u0435\u0439\u043a\u0443\u043c<\/td>As-sa-la-mu ah-lay-kum<\/td>\u0421\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043c<\/td>Sah-lam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lao<\/td>\u0eaa\u0eb0\u0e9a\u0eb2\u0e8d\u0e94\u0eb5<\/td>Sa-bai dee<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin<\/td>Salve<\/td>Sal-vay<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvian<\/td>Labdien<\/td>Lab-dee-en<\/td>Sveiki<\/td>Swey-kee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuanian<\/td>Labas<\/td>Lah-bahs<\/td>Sveiki<\/td>Svey-ki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luxembourgish<\/td>Moien<\/td>Moy-en<\/td>Salut<\/td>Sa-loo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macedonian<\/td>\u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e<\/td>Zdra-vo<\/td>\u0427\u0430\u043e<\/td>Chao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malagasy<\/td>Manao ahoana<\/td>Mah-now ah-wah-nah<\/td>Salama<\/td>Sa-la-ma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malay<\/td>Selamat tengahari<\/td>Se-lah-mat ten-gah ha-ri<\/td>Hai<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malayalam<\/td>\u0d28\u0d2e\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d02<\/td>Nah-mas-kah-ram<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maltese<\/td>Bongu<\/td>Bong-goo<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maori<\/td>Kia ora<\/td>Kee-ah or-ah<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marathi<\/td>\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947<\/td>Nah-muh-skar<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mongolian<\/td>\u0421\u0430\u0439\u043d \u0431\u0430\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0443<\/td>Sain bai-na uu<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali<\/td>\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930<\/td>Nam-as-tay<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norwegian<\/td>God dag<\/td>Goh dag<\/td>Hei<\/td>Hey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pashto<\/td>\u0b36\u0b41\u0b23\u0b3f\u0b2c\u0b47<\/td>Sa-lam<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polish<\/td>Dzie\u0144 dobry<\/td>Dzyen dob-ri<\/td>Cze\u015b\u0107<\/td>Chesht<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portuguese<\/td>Bom dia<\/td>Oh-la<\/td>Oi<\/td>Oi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Punjabi<\/td>\u0a38\u0a24 \u0a38\u0a4d\u0a30\u0a40 \u0a05\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a32<\/td>Sut sree a-kal<\/td>\u0a39\u0a48\u0a32\u0a4b<\/td>Hello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romanian<\/td>Bun\u0103 ziua<\/td>Boo-nah zee-wah<\/td>Salut<\/td>Sa-loot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian<\/td>\u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/td>Zdra-stvooy-tye<\/td>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0442<\/td>Pree-vyet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoan<\/td>Talofa<\/td>Tah-lo-fah<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbian<\/td>\u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e<\/td>Zdra-vo<\/td>\u0106ao<\/td>Chao (Chao)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sesotho<\/td>Dumela<\/td>Loo-meh-lah<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shona<\/td>Mhoro<\/td>Mho-ro<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sindhi<\/td>\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645<\/td>Sa-lam<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sinhala<\/td>\u0d86\u0dba\u0dd4\u0db6\u0ddd\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca<\/td>Hay-lo<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovak<\/td>Dobr\u00fd de\u0148<\/td>Dob-ree den<\/td>Ahoj<\/td>Ah-hoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovenian<\/td>Dober dan<\/td>Doh-ber dahn<\/td>\u017divjo<\/td>Zhee-vyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somali<\/td>Maalin wanaagsan<\/td>Is-kah war-an<\/td>Sida wadanka<\/td>See-da wuh-dank-a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish<\/td>Buenos d\u00edas<\/td>Bway-nos dee-as<\/td>Hola<\/td>O-la<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swahili<\/td>Wilujeng enjing<\/td>Ha-ba-ree<\/td>Hujambo<\/td>Hoo-jam-bo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swedish<\/td>God dag<\/td>Gohd dahg<\/td>Hej<\/td>Hey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tajik<\/td>\u0421\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043c<\/td>Sa-lom<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamil<\/td>\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd<\/td>Vah-nak-kam<\/td>\u0bb9\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telugu<\/td>\u0c28\u0c2e\u0c38\u0c4d\u0c15\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c02<\/td>Na-mas-tey<\/td>\u0c39\u0c3e\u0c2f\u0c4d<\/td>Hi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thai<\/td>\u0e2a\u0e27\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e14\u0e35<\/td>Sa-wat-dee<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkish<\/td>Merhaba<\/td>Mer-ha-ba<\/td>Selam<\/td>Se-lam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkmen<\/td>\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c<\/td>Sah-lem<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukrainian<\/td>\u0412\u0456\u0442\u0430\u044e<\/td>Vi-ta-yu<\/td>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0456\u0442<\/td>Pri-vit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urdu<\/td>\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645<\/td>Sa-lam<\/td>\u06c1\u06cc\u0644\u0648<\/td>Hello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uzbek<\/td>Salom<\/td>Sa-lom<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnamese<\/td>Xin ch\u00e0o<\/td>Sin chow<\/td>Ch\u00e0o<\/td>Chow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh<\/td>Bore da<\/td>He-lo<\/td>Sut mae<\/td>Sit my<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xhosa<\/td>Molo<\/td>Mo-lo<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yiddish<\/td>\u05d4\u05e2\u05dc\u05d0<\/td>Ha-lo<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yoruba<\/td>B\u00e1wo ni<\/td>Bah-woh<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zulu<\/td>Sawubona<\/td>Sa-woo-boh-nah<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Hello in Fantasy Languages<\/h2>\n

From Middle Earth to Westeros, check out how to say hello in some fun fantasy languages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Language<\/th>Formal Hello<\/th>English Reading<\/th>Informal Hello<\/th>English Reading<\/th>Origin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Elvish (Sindarin)<\/td>Suilad<\/td>Soo-lad<\/td>Mae govannen<\/td>My go-van-nen<\/td>J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elvish (Quenya)<\/td>Auta i lome<\/td>Ow-ta ee lo-may<\/td>Malallo le<\/td>Ma-la-lo lay<\/td>J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elven Runes<\/td>\u16cb\u16a2\u16c1\u16da\u16a8\u16de<\/td>Soolad<\/td>\u16d7\u16a8\u16d6 \u16b7\u16a9\u16a1\u16a8\u16be\u16be\u16d6\u16be<\/td>May go-van-nen<\/td>J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dwarvish<\/td>Khaz\u00e2d ai-m\u00eanu<\/td>Kha-zad eye-may-noo<\/td>Baruk Khaz\u00e2d! Khaz\u00e2d aim\u00eanu!<\/td>Ba-ruk Kha-zad! Kha-zad eye-may-noo!<\/td>J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dwarf Runes<\/td>\u16ba\u16d6\u16b1\u16a8<\/td>Haira<\/td>\u16d6\u16d6\u16c8! \u16ba\u16a8\u16cb\u16b1\u16d6\u16de\u16cf\u16a8!<\/td>Ay-ya! Har-ed-da!<\/td>J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dragon Tongue<\/td>Lok dovahkiin<\/td>Lok do-vah-keen<\/td>Zu'u fen fahliil do naan<\/td>Zoo fen fah-leel do nan<\/td>The Elder Scrolls series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Klingon<\/td>nuqneH<\/td>Nook-neh<\/td>Qapla'<\/td>Kup-lah<\/td>Star Trek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valyrian<\/td>Pryjat<\/td>Pri-yat<\/td>Rytsas<\/td>Rit-sas<\/td>Game of Thrones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dothraki<\/td>M'athchomaroon<\/td>Mahth-cho-ma-roon<\/td>Hash yer dothrae<\/td>Hash yer doth-ray<\/td>Game of Thrones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Valyrian<\/td>A\u014dha \u0113ngos<\/td>Ah-oh-ha eng-os<\/td>Valar morghulis<\/td>Va-lar mor-ghoo-lis<\/td>Game of Thrones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Na'vi<\/td>Kaltx\u00ec<\/td>Kal-tsee<\/td>Eywa ngahu<\/td>Ay-wa ngah-hoo<\/td>Avatar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fae<\/td>Dia duit<\/td>Dee-ah gwit<\/td>Haigh<\/td>Hay<\/td>Folklore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gnomish<\/td>Gnufrotz<\/td>Gnoo-frotz<\/td>Hellosir<\/td>Hel-lo-sir<\/td>Fantasy literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orcish<\/td>Lok'tar<\/td>Lok-tar<\/td>Dabu<\/td>Da-boo<\/td>Warcraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trollish<\/td>Gurubashi<\/td>Goo-roo-bah-shee<\/td>Vodoo! Voodoo!<\/td>Voo-doo! Voo-doo!<\/td>Warcraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goblin<\/td>Lok'tar ogar<\/td>Lok-tar oh-gar<\/td>Snikt! Snikt!<\/td>Snikt! Snikt!<\/td>Warcraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draconic<\/td>\u16da\u16df\u16b2 \u16de\u16df\u16b9\u16a8\u16ba\u16b2\u16c1\u16c3\u16c1\u16be<\/td>Lok do-wah-keen<\/td>\u16c9\u16a2'\u16a0\u16be \u16a0\u16d6\u16be \u16a0\u16a8\u16ba\u16da\u16c1\u16da<\/td>Zoo fen fah-leel<\/td>Fantasy literature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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