AFRIKAANS
haai, ,Pronunciation:,Ha-i
ARABIC
Pronunciation:,asslamu alykom, ,Meaning:,peace be upon you
ALBANIAN
Tungjatjeta, ,Pronunciation:,To-ngyat-yeta, ,Meaning:,a long life or c’kemi (hi)
A’LEAMONA
Pronunciation:,tehl-neye-doe, ,Meaning:,good day
ARMENIAN
barev or parev
AUSTRALIAN
G’day, ,Pronounced:,gu-day
AUSTRIAN
Formal:,gree’assgott, Servus, ,Informal:,said See-ahh-vass,,Not like the Latin word
AZERBAIJANI
Salam, ,Pronunciation:,Sa-lam, ,Meaning:,hello
BAHAMAS
Formal:,hello, ,Informal:,hi or heyello, ,Slang:,what you sayin’, Buyh?
BASQUE
kaixo, ,Pronunciation:,kai-show, ,egun on (morning), ,Pronunciation:,egg-un own, ,gau on (night), ,Pronunciation:,gow own
BAVARIAN AND AUSTRIAN GERMAN
Pronunciation:,gruess got, ,Informal:,servus ; also means goodbye, ,Pronunciation:,zair-voos
BENGALI
namaskar
BREMNIAN
Koali , ,Pronunciation:,kowalee
BULGARIAN
zdravei,zdraveite (to many), ,Informal:,zdrasti, ,Morning:,Dobro utro, ,Day:,Dobar den, ,Evening:,Dobar vecher
BURMESE
Mingalarba
CAMBODIAN
Informal:,(Khmer)- Sua s’dei, ,Formal:,Jum Reap Sour, ,Meaning:,good morning, ,Arun Sua s’dei,, ,Meaning:,good afternoon, ,Tivea Sua s’dei,, ,Meaning:,good evening, ,Sayoan Sua s’dei,, ,Meaning:,good night
CAPE-VERDEAN CREOLE
Cape-Verdean Creole; oi, ol•
CATALAN
hola, ,Pronunciation:,o-la, ,bon dia, ,Pronunciation:,bon dee-ah, ,Meaning:,good morning,, ,bona tarda , ,Pronunciation:,bona tahr-dah), ,Meaning:,good afternoon,, ,bona nit, ,Pronunciation:,bona neet, ,Meaning:,good night., ,Informal:,You can also say just Bones (bo-nahs) to make it informal.
CHAMORRO
hafa adai, ,Meaning:,hello/what’s up?, ,Informal:,hafa? , howzzit bro/bran/prim/che’lu?, sup and all other English greetings
CHICHEWA
moni bambo!,(to a male), ,moni mayi!,(to a female), ,Muribwanji,(moori-bwanji),is used often, as a generalized greeting to everyone.
CHINESE
nei ho or lei ho, ,Pronunciation:,nay ho or lay ho
CONGO
Mambo
CREE
Tansi, ,Pronunciation:,Dawnsay
CROATIAN
Informal:,bok, ,dobro jutro (morning), ,dobar dan (day)
CZECH
dobrÈ r•no,(until about 8 or 9 a.m.), ,Formal:,dobr˝ den, ,Informal:,ahoj , ,Pronunciation:,ahoy
DANISH
Informal:,hej, ,Pronunciation:,hey, ,Formal:,god dag, god aften (evening),, ,hejsa (very informal)
D’NI
shorah, ,Meaning:,peace
DOUBLE DUTCH
hutch-e-lul-lul-o, ,Meaning:,hello, ,gug-o-o-dud mum-o-rug-nun-i-nun-gug ,(good morning; formal),, ,gug-o-o-dud a-fuf-tut-e-rug-nun-o-o-nun,(good afternoon; formal),, ,gug-o-o-dud e-vuv-e-nun-i-nun-gug,(good evening; formal)
DUTCH
hoi (very informal),, ,hallo (informal),, ,goedendag (formal)
ENGLISH
hello (formal), ,hi (informal), ,hey (informal)
ESPERANTO
saluton (formal), ,sal (informal)
ESTONIAN
Tere hommikust,(morning)
EGYPTIAN ARABIC
Salaam Alekum’, ,Pronunciation:,sulam ulakume, ,Meaning:,Goodbye, ,Ma Salaama, ,Pronunciation:,ma sulama,the “U” is pronounced its usual way(Example:up)
FIJIAN
Bula Uro’,(Informal Hello), ,’Bula Vinaka’,(Formal Hello), ,Pronunciation:,’Buh-la Vina-kah’
FINNISH
moi or hei ,(informal), ,moro,(Tamperensis)
FRENCH
salut,(informal; silent ‘t’), ,bonjour, ,(formal, for daytime use; ‘n’ as a nasal vowel), ,Bonsoir,(good evening; ‘n’ is a nasal vowel), ,bonne nuit,(good night)., ,There is also “Áa va”q, but this is more often used to mean “howare you?”
GAELIC
dia duit,(informal), ,Pronunciation:,gee-ah ditch, ,literally:,”God be with you”
GEORGIAN
Gamardjoba
GERMAN
Informal:,hallo, ,Formal:,Guten Tag, ,Pronunciation:,gootan taag, ,Tag ,(very informal), ,Pronunciation:,tack
GUJARATI
Namaste ,Namaskar
GREEK
Pronunciation:,yah-soo
HAUSA
Informal:,Ina kwaana?,How did you sleep?, ,Informal:,Ina uni?,how’s the day?, ,Formal:,Ina kwaanan ku?, ,Formal:, Ina unin Ku
HAWAIIAN
aloha, ,Pronunciation:,ah-low-ha
HEBREW
shalom, ,Meaning:,”hello”, “goodbye” and “peace”, ,Informal:,hi, ,ma kore?,(very informal), ,literally means:,”whats happening”or “whats up”
HINDI
namaste, ,Pronunciation:,na-mus-thei
HUNGARIAN, MAGYAR
Formal:,Û napot,(daytime), ,Pronunciation:,yoh naput, ,Informal:,Szervusz, ,Pronunciation:,sairvoose, ,Informal:,szia, ,Pronunciation:,Seeya
ICELANDIC
Formal:,gothan dahg, ,Informal:, hai , ,Igbo – nde-ewo, ,Pronunciation:,enday aywo, ,nna-ewo, ,Pronunciation:,enna wo
INDONESIAN
halo (hello), ,selamat pagi,(morning), ,selamat siang ,(afternoon), ,Selamat malam,(evening)
ITALIAN
Informal:,chow, ,Formal:,bwohn geeornoh,(good morning), ,Formal:,buon pomeriggio,(good afternoon), ,Pronunciation:,bwohn pohmehreejeeoh, ,Formal:, buona sera,(good evening), ,Pronunciation:, bbwoonah sehrah
JAPANESE
Pronounced:,o-ha-yo (go-zai-mass),( good morning), ,pronounced:,kong-nee-chee-wa ,(daytime or afternoon), ,Pronounced:,kong-ban-wa,(evening)
JIBBERISH
huthegelluthego, ,Formal:,h-idiguh-el l-idiguh-o, ,Informal:,h-diguh-i, ,h-idiguh-ow a-diguh-re y-idigah-ou? , ,Meaning:,how are you?
JAMAICAN
Slang:,Yow Wah gwaan, ,Pronounced:,wa-gwaan
KANIEN’K…HA (MOHAWK)
kwe kwe, ,pronounced:,gway gway
KANNADA
Namaskara
KAZAKH
Salem (hello),, ,Kalay zhagday,How are you?
KLINGON
nuqneH?,[nook-neck], ,literally:,what do you want?
KOREAN
Formal:,ahn nyeong ha se yo, ,Pronouned:,ahn-yan-ha-say-yo, ,Informal:,ahn nyeong,(can also be used to mean “goodbye”), ,when calling/answering the phone:,yeo-bo-sae-yo, ,Prounounced:,yuh-boh-say-yoe
KURDISH
choni, roj bahsh,(day), ,Pronounced:,rohzj bahsh
LAO
Sabaidee, ,Pronounced:,sa-bai-dee
LATIN (CLASSICAL)
salve, ,Pronounced:,sal-way,(when talking to one person), ,salvete, ,pronounced:,sal-way-tay,( when talking to more than one person), ,ave, ,Pronounced:,ar-way,(when talking to one person; when talking to someone respected), ,Avete, ,Pronounced:,ar-way-tay, ,( when talking to more than one respected person)
LATVIAN
labdien, ,sveiki, ,Informal:,chau, ,Pronounced:,chow
LINGALA
Mbote
LITHUANIAN
Formal:,laba diena, ,Informal:,labas, sveikas,(when speaking to a male), ,Informal:,Sveika,(when speaking to a female),, ,Informal:,sveiki,(when speaking to more than one person).
LOJBAN
Coi
LUXEMBOURGISH
MoÔen, ,Pronounced:,MOY-en
MACEDONIAN
Zdravo, ,Meaning:,Hello, ,Dobro utro, ,Meaning:,Good morning, ,Dobar den, ,Meaning:,Good day, ,Dobro vecher, ,Meaning:,Good evening
MALAYALAM
Namaskkaram
MALDIVIAN (DHIVEHI)
kihineth, ,Meaning:,”how”,(the common way of greeting)
MALTESE
bonswa or ,il-lejl it-tajjeb,(evening)
MAORI
kia ora,(kia o ra), ,tena koe,,ata marie,,morena,(good morning)
MARATHI
Namaskar
MONGOLIAN
Formal:,sain baina uu?, ,Pronounced:,saa-yen baya-nu, ,Informal:,sain uu?, ,Pronounced:,say-noo , ,Morning:,ugluunii mend, ,pronounced:,ohglohny mend, ,afternoon:,udriin mend, ,pronounced:,ohdriin mend, ,evening,oroin mend, ,pronounced,or-oh-in mend
NAHUATL
niltze,,hao,
NAVAJO
ya’at’eeh
NIUEAN
Formal:,faka lofa lahi atu, ,Informal:,fakalofa
NEAPOLITAN
cia,cha,
NEPALBHASHA
Jwajalapa,
NEPALI
namaskar, ,namaste, ,Informal:,k cha, ,kasto cha
NORTHERN GERMAN
moin moin
NORTHERN SHOTO
Dumelang
NORWEGIAN
hei ,(hi), ,hallo,(hello), ,heisann,(hi there), ,god morgen,(good morning), ,god dag,(good day), ,god kveld,(good evening)
OSHIKWANYAMA
wa uhala po, meme?,(to a female), ,wa uhala po, tate?,(to a male), ,Formal:,nawa tuu?, ,Informal:,ongaipi?, ,Meaning:,how is it?
OROMO(AFAN OROMO)
asham (hi’)akkam?,(how are you?), ,nagaa,(peace, peace be with u)
PALAUAN
alii, ,pronounced:,Ah-Lee
PERSIAN
salaam or do-rood, ,(see note above – salaam is an abbreviation, the full version being as-salaam-o-aleykum in all Islamic societies)
PIG LATIN
Informal:,eyhay, ,Formal:,ellohay, ,atswhay upay?,what’s up?,
POLISH
witaj, ,Meaning:,hello, ,cheshch
PORTUGUESE
bom dia or bons dias, ,Good morning,( used before noon or before the noon meal), ,boa tarde or boas,tardes, ,Good afternoon,(used after noon or after the noon meal, until twilight), ,boa noite or boas,noites, ,Good evening and Good night,(used after twilight)
PUNJABI
at sri akal
RAJASTHANI (MARWARI)
Ram Ram
ROMANIAN
Formal; morning:,salut, buna dimineata, ,Formal; daytime:,buna ziua, ,Formal:,buna searaformal;,(evening), ,buna,(usually when speaking to a female), ,Pronounced:,boo-nhuh
RUSSIAN
Informal:,Privet!, ,Pronounced:,pree-vyet, ,Formal:,zdravstvuyte, ,pronounced:,ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh
SAMOAN
Formal:,alofa , ,Informal:,malo
SCANIAN
Universal:,haja, ,Informal:,hallÂ, ,Formal:,go’da, ,Morning:,go’maren, ,Evening:,go’aften
SENEGAL
Salamaleikum
SERBIAN
dobro jutro, ,Pronounced:,dobro yutro, ,Afternoon:,dobar dan, ,Evening:,Pronounced:,dobro vetcheah
SINHALA
a`yubowan, ,Pronounced:,ar-yu-bo-wan, ,Meaning:,long live, ,Kohomada?, ,Pronounced:,ko-ho-ma-da, ,Meaning:,how are you?
SLOVAK
ahoj, ,Pronounced:,ahoy, ,Informal:,dobr˝
SLOVENIAN
Pronounced:,zhivyo, ,Morning:,dobro jutro, ,Afternoon:,dober dan, ,Evening:,Pronounced:,doh-bear vetch-air
SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH
Informal:,hoezit, ,Pronounced:,howzit
SPANISH
Hola, ,Pronounced:,with a silent ‘h’: o-la, ,Very informal:,alo, quÈ onda,(South America),like :what’s up, ,Pronounced:,keh ondah, ,quÈ hay,,(South America; very informal), ,quÈ pasa,(Spain, informal),, ,buenos dÌas,(good morning), ,buenas tardes,(afternoon and early evening), ,buenas noches,(late evening and night), ,These three forms can be made informal by saying “buenas”., ,Also QuÈ Transa,(Mexico;very informal),like :what’s up?, ,Pronounced:,keh trahansa, ,QuÈ t•l, ,Meaning:,what’s up, ,Pronounced:,kay tal
SULKA
Morning:,marot, ,Pronounced:,mah-rote,[rolled r and lengthened o], ,Afternoon:,mavlemas, ,v is pronounced as a fricative b, ,Evening:,Masegin, ,g is pronounced as a fricative
SWAHILI
jambo,, ,Habari (hello),, ,Habari gani,(How are you?)
SWEDISH
Very Informal:,tja, ,Pronounced:,sha, ,Informal:,hej, ,Pronounced:,hey, ,Formal:,god dag
SWISS GERMAN
Informal:,hallo, ,Formal:,gr¸ezi, ,pronounced:,kind of grew-tsi, ,Informal:,gr¸essech, ,(used in the capital Berne), ,Pronounced:,grewe-thech
TAGALOG (PILIPINO – PHILIPPINES)
Formal:,Kumusta po kayo?, ,Pronounced:,kuh-muh-stah poh kah-yoh, ,Means:,How are you, sir or madam, ,Informal:,Kumusta ka?, ,Pronounced:,kuh-muh-stah kah, ,Means:,how are you?
TAHITIAN
ia orana
TAIWANESE (HOKKIEN)
Li-ho
TAMIL
Vanakkam
TELUGU
namaskaram,, ,baagunnara, ,Means:,how are you?
TETUM (TIMOR – LESTE)
bondia ,(morning), ,botarde,(afternoon), ,bonite,(evening)
THAI
sawa dee-ka,(said by a female),, ,sawa dee-krap,(said by a male)
TIGRINYA (ERITREA)
selam
TONGAN
malo e lelei
TSHILUBA
moyo
TSONGA (SOUTH AFRICA)
minjhani ,(when greeting adults),, ,kunjhani, ,(when greeting your peer group or your juniors)
TURKISH
Formal:,merhaba selam, ,Informal:,selam
UKRANIAN
Formal:,dobriy ranok,(morning), ,dobriy den,(afternoon),, ,dobriy vechir,(evening),, ,Informal:,pryvit
UZBEK
Formal:,Assalomu Alaykum, ,Informal:,Salom
UNG TONGUE
Hello, ,(This is a made-up tips, like Pig latin), ,Pronounced:,Hung-ee-lung-lung-oh
URDU
adaab or,salam or,as salam alei kum, ,(the full form, to which the reply would be waa lay kum assalaam in most cases)
VIETNAMESE
xin ch‡o
WELSH
shwmae,(South Wales), ,Pronounced:,shoe-my, ,Sut Mae,( North Wales), ,Pronounced:,sit my, ,S’mae,Pronounced:,S’ my
YIDDISH
sholem aleikhem, ,Literally:,may peace be unto you, ,borokhim aboyem or,gut morgn,(morning), ,gutn ovnt,(evening),, ,gutn tog,(day), ,gut shabbos,(only used on the Sabbath)
YORUBA
E karo ,Good morning,, ,E ku irole,Good afternoon,, ,E ku ale,good night
ZULU
sawubona