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How to Say Hello and Greetings in Different Languages

Aboriginal - Dharug language for the Wangal People

In Sydney, you could greet someone who speaks the Gadigal or Dharug languages with either 'bujari gamaruwwa,' which means 'good day,' or 'budyeri kamaru' for 'hello.

Torres Strait Islands

Kala Lagaw Ya: Wa

Meryam Mir: Luma’l or Mauki (Greetings depend on the dialect and context)

Australia

English: Hello or G’day (informal)

Afghanistan - Dari

سلام (Salam)

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Argentina - Spanish

Hola

Bangladesh - Bangla

হ্যালো (Hyālō)

or নমস্কার (Nomoshkar)

Belarus

Вітаю (Vitayu) or Прывітанне (Pryvitannie) (Belarusian)

Привет (Privet) (Russian)

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosnian

Zdravo/Dobar dan

Cambodia - Khmer

សួស្តី (Suosdei) or

ជំរាបសួរ (Chum reap suor)

Canada

Hello (English), Bonjour (French)

Chile - Spanish

Hola

China - Mandarin

你好 (Nǐ hǎo)

Egypt - Arabic

مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)

Germany - German

Hallo/Guten Tag

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Greece - Greek

Γειά σας (Geia sas)

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Hong Kong - Cantonese

你好 (Néih hóu)

Hungary - Hungarian

Szia / Helló

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India- India is home to a rich diversity of languages. Here are some ways to say "hello" in several common Indian languages:

Hindi: नमस्ते (Namaste)

Bengali: নমস্কার (Nomoshkar)

Telugu: నమస్కారం (Namaskāram)

Marathi: नमस्कार (Namaskār)

Tamil: வணக்கம் (Vaṇakkam)

Gujarati: નમસ્તે (Namaste)

Kannada: ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (Namaskāra)

Malayalam: നമസ്കാരം (Namaskāram)

Punjabi: ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat Sri Akal)

Odia: ନମସ୍କାର (Namaskār)

Assamese: নমস্কাৰ (Nomoskar)

Indonesia - Indonesian

Halo (or Selamat in more formal contexts)

Italy - Italian

Ciao (informal) or Salve (more formal)

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Iran - Farsi (Persian)

سلام (Salam)

Israel - Hebrew

שלום (Shalom)

Japan - Japanese

こんにちは (Konnichiwa)

Jordan - Arabic

مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)

South Korea - Korean

안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo)

Kuwait - Arabic

مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)

Macedonia - Macedonian

Здраво (Zdravo)

Malta - Maltese

Bongu or Ħelow

Malaysia - Malay

Halo or Selamat

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Mongolia - Mongolian

An easy (and informal) way to say "hello" in Mongolian is Сайн уу? (Sain uu?). This is commonly used with children, casual conversations and among friends.

A more polite and respectful greeting for adults and people you look up to is:

Сайн байна уу?

(Sain baina uu?)

Netherlands - Dutch

Hallo

New Zealand

English: Hello

Māori: Kia ora

Pakistan - Urdu

سلام (Salam)

Palenstine

مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)

Philippines - Filipino/Tagalog

Kamusta or Hello

Poland - Polish

Cześć/Dzień dobry

Qatar - Arabic

مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)

Russia - Russian

Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte)

Samoa - Samoan

(Samoan): Talofa

Saudi Arabia - Arabic

مرحبا (Marhaban)

Scotland

In Scottish Gaelic, which is one of the languages spoken in Scotland, "hello" is said as "Halò". In Scots, another language spoken in Scotland, "hello" can be simply "Hullo" or "Hello".