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)
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
Greece - Greek
Γειά σας (Geia sas)
Hong Kong - Cantonese
你好 (Néih hóu)
Hungary - Hungarian
Szia / Helló
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)
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
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".
Singapore
English: Hello
Malay: Halo or Selamat
Mandarin Chinese: 你好 (Nǐ hǎo)
Tamil: வணக்கம் (Vaṇakkam)
Spain - Spanish
Hola
Switzerland
German: Hallo or Grüezi (Swiss German)
French: Bonjour
Italian: Ciao or Buongiorno
Romansh: Allegra or Buna di
Syria - Arabic
مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)
Taiwan
Mandarin Chinese: 你好 (Nǐ hǎo)
Taiwanese Hokkien: Li-hó or Lí-hó
Thailand - Thai
สวัสดี (Sawasdee)
Tonga - Tongan
Mālō e lelei
Türkiye - Turkish
Merhaba
Ukraine - Ukrainian
Привіт (Pryvit)
United Arab Emirates - Arabic
مرحبا (Marhaban) or أهلاً (Ahlan)
United States of America
English - Hello
Vietnam - Vietnamese
Xin chào