This page shows equivalents of 'hello' or similar general greetings in many languages. Note: some languages have different ways of saying hello on the telephone.
Guide to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = singular (said sg), dl = dual (said to two people), pl = plural (said to three or more people), rsp = respectful form, m = said by men, f = said by women
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| Language | Hello / general greetings |
|---|---|
| Abkhaz | Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa) Бзиара убааит (Bziara ubaait) - m Бзиара ббааит (Bziara bbaait) - f Бзиара жәбааит (Bziara žəbaait) - pl |
| Adyghe | Фэсапщы Сэлам (inf) |
| Afrikaans | Haai (inf) Hallo Goeie dag (frm) |
| Akkadian |  (allû)  (šulmu) |
| Aklan | Kamusta Hay Hello |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Fâla Mir-dita (good day) Qysh je? Si je? Tun-gât-jeta (may your life be longer) |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Ç'kemi Tungjatjeta |
| Aleut | Aang |
| Alsatian | Hallo Güete Tag Buschur Güata Tàg Göte Tàij Grias di wohl Salü Salü bisàmme (Hello everyone) |
| Altay | Јакшылар (Ĵakšılar) - frm Јакшы (Ĵakšı) - inf |
| Amharic | ሰላም። (sälam) [peace] - inf ታዲያስ። (tadyass) - inf [how is it?] - inf ጤና ይስጥልኝ። (ṭenaisṭəlləň) >frm [may he (God) give you health on my behalf] |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(as-salām 'alaykum) السلام عليكم rsp - (wa 'alaykum as-salām) و عليكم السلام inf - (marḥaban) مرحبا |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(is salām 'alaykum) ألسّلام عليكم rsp - (wa 'alaykum is salām) وعليكم السّلام (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً rsp - (ahlan beek) أهلاً بيك inf - (ahlan) أهلاً |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Mar7aba |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(ssalamū 'lekum) اسلا عليكم |
| Aragonese | Ola |
| Aramaic | Shl'am lak שלמלך (＞m) Sh'lam lek שלמלך (＞f) Sh'lam l-kon (＞mpl) Sh'lam l-ken (＞fpl) |
| Arapaho | Héébee (>m) Tous (>f) |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
բարև (Barev) inf ԲարևՁեզ (Barev dzez) frm |
| Armenian (Western) |
Բարեւ: (Parev) inf Բարեւ ձեզ: (Parev tsez) frm |
| Aromanian | Salut Bunã dzuã Bunâ dzâua |
| Arrernte | Werte |
| Assamese | নমস্কাৰ (nômôskar) |
| Asturian | Hola Bonos díes |
| Atikamekw | Kwei Matcaci Kit arimikatin |
| Aymara | Aski urükipana Aski urukïpanaya (reply) Laphi Jay Suma uru Aski alwakipana |
| Azerbaijani | Salam Salam əleyküm Əleyküm salam (reply) |
| Balinese | Hai (inf) Halo (inf) Swastiastu (frm) Om swastiastu (peace and greetings from god) - frm |
| Bambara | I ni ce (sg) Aw ni ce (pl) |
| Bamum | Me sha’ashe ("I greet (you)") |
| Barbareño | Haku' |
| Bashkir | сәләм (säläm) |
| Basque | Kaixo |
| Bassa | M̀ mɔ́ínǹ (sg) Ɓě mɔ́ínǹ (pl) |
| Batak (Toba) | Horas |
| Batsbi | მარშიხ ვალ (>m) (Maršix val) მარშიხ ჲალ (>f) (Maršix yal) |
| Bavarian | Seavus Grias god Grias di Moizaid (mealtime greeting) |
| Belarusian | Вітаю (Vitaju) Дзень добры (Dzień dobry) Дабрыдзень (Dabrydzień) Прывітанне (Pryvitańnie) - inf |
| Bemba | Shani Ulishani (inf) Mulishani (frm) Mwapoleni mukwai Eya mukwai (reply) |
| Bengali | নমস্কার (Nômôskar) - for Hindus আসসালামু আলাইকুম (Asôlamu alaikum) - for Muslims |
| Bete (Daloa) | Ayo |
| Bhojpuri | प्रणाम (prannam) |
| Biatah | Kudu? |
| Bikol | Hello |
| Bislama | Halo |
| Blaan | Sàlamàt Kamusta gè nan? |
| Bosnian | Dobar dan (frm) Zdravo |
| Breton | Salud Mat an traoù? Mat an traoù ganit? (inf) Mat an traoù ganeoc'h (frm/pl) |
| Bulgarian | Здравейте (Zdravejte) frm Здравей (Zdravej) inf Здрасти (Zdrasti) inf Привет (Privet) - regards, greetings |
| Burmese | မဂႆလာပၝ (min-ga-la-ba) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Olá Oi |
| Catalan | Hola Bon dia |
| Cebuano | Hello Hoy Uy |
| Central Dusun | Kopisanangan |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Que tal? Hola! |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Ola |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Håfa ådai Buenas |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Hafa Adai |
| Chechen | Салам (Salam) Маршалла ду хьоьга (Marşalla du ẋöga) - sg Маршалла ду шуьга (Marşalla du şüga) - pl |
| Cherokee | ᎣᏏᏲ (Osiyo) - frm ᏏᏲ (Siyo) - inf ᏏᏳ (Siyu) - inf |
| Chichewa | Moni Moni onse (hello all of you) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你好 (néih hóu) 哈囉 (hàaló) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
你好 (ngi2 ho3) 你好冇？ (ngi2 ho3 mo?) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
你好 (nǐ hǎo) - inf 您好 (nín hǎo) - frm |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
侬好 (nóng hō) [nʊŋ.hɔ] 大家好！ (gawêi hō!) - Hello everybody 饭吃过伐？ (ve che gu va?) - "Have you eaten?" 饭吃过了伐？ (ve che gu le va?) - "Have you eaten?" 侬吃过饭了伐？ (nóng che gu ve le va?) - "Have you eaten?" 吃过了？ (che gu le) - "I've eaten" - reply |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
你好 (lí-hó) - sg 恁好 (lín-hó) - pl |
| Chinese (Teochew) |
汝好 (leu2 ho2) 汝食饱无？ (leu2 ziah8 ba2 bho5?) - "Have you eaten?" |
| Chipewyan | ʔédlánet’é |
| Choctaw | Halito |
| Chuukese | Ran annim |
| Chuvash | Салам! (Salam!) Лайӑх-и (Lajăh-i) Сывӑ-и (Syvă-i) |
| Cimbrian | Guuten takh! |
| Coastal Kadazan | Kopivosian |
| Comanche | Marʉ́awe (sg) Marʉ́awebu̱kwu̱ (dl) Haa marʉ́awe (pl) Haa marʉ́awe (Hi) Marʉ́awekwai (Tell me all about it) |
| Cornish | Dydh da Hou Ha Hou sos Lowena dhis (sg) Lowena dhywgh (pl) |
| Corsican | Salute Bonghjornu |
| Cree | ᑖᓂᓯ (tânisi) |
| Croatian | Bok Dobar Dan |
| Crow | Sho'daache Kahée |
| Cumbric | Didh da |
| Cupeño | Míyaxwe |
| Cuyonon | Komosta? |
| Czech | Ahoj (inf) Čau (inf) Čus (inf) Nazdar (inf) Dobrý (inf) Dobrý den (frm) |
| Danish | Hej (inf) Hej du (inf - used with close friends) Hejsa (inf) Halløj (inf) Goddag (frm) |
| Dari | (As-salâmo 'alaykom) ااسال م عليكم |
| Dholuo | Misawa (frm) Misawa ahinya (reply) Ber (inf) Ber ahinya (reply) |
| Ditidaht | ʔux̣ʷaƛak (Is that you?) hiiʔ ʔux̣ʷaƛas (Yes, it's me - reply) |
| Duala | Mônè Idiɓà á ɓwâm ě |
| Dutch | Hallo Goededag Goeiedag (inf) Hoi Daag Doei |
| Dzongkha | སྐུ་གཟུགས་བཟང་པོ་ལགས། (Kuzu zangpo la) - frm སྐུ་གཟུགས་བཟང་པོ། (Kuzu zangpo) - inf སྐུ་གཟུགས། (Kuzu) - inf |
| Efik | Mọkọm Ekọm do |
| Elfdalian | Häj ą̊ dig! |
| English (British) | Hello Hi (inf) |
| Estonian | Tere Tervist Tsau (inf) |
| Extremaduran | Ola! Buenas! Heu! (inf) Híu! (inf) Yeu! (inf) Hai! (inf) |
| Faroese | Hallo Hey |
| Fijian | Bula (inf) Drau bula (dl) Dou bula (pl) Nibula (mp) |
| Finnish | Terve Hyvää päivää Päivää Moi Hei |
| French | Bonjour (frm) Salut (inf) |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Moin Guundach |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Gouden Dai Hallo Hoi Goeie |
| Frisian (West) | Hoi Goeie A goeie Goedei |
| Friulian | Mandi |
| Galician | Ola |
| Galo | Aldure |
| Gallo | Bonjou Bonjou a tai Le bonjou te va Ça va-ti ? Ça joue ? Ça joue-ti ? Coment qe va le portement ? Châqe votr bonjou (pl) Bonjou a tertout (pl) La bonjourée a tertout (pl) A châqun un bonjou (pl) Mon bonjou vous va (pl) |
| Garhwali | सिवासौँळी/ढकुली |
| Garifuna | Buiti binafi |
| Georgian | გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) |
| German | Hallo Guten Tag Servus (used in Austria & Bavaria) Moin (used in Northern Germany) |
| Greek (Ancient) | Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) - sg Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) - pl |
| Greek (Modern) | Γειά! (Ya) - inf Γειά σου (Ya su) - inf Γειά σας (Ya sas) - frm |
| Greenlandic | Aluu (inf) Inuugujoq Kutaa (frm) |
| Guernésiais | Warro (Hi) B(a)on-jour! (Good day / Hello) |
| Gujarati | નમસ્તે (namaste) |
| Haitian Creole | Bonjou |
| Hausa | Sannu Salama alaikum A gaishai ka Amin. Alaikum salam (reply) |
| Hawaiian | Aloha |
| Hebrew | (Shalom) שלום |
| Herero | Tjike? Koree? |
| Himba | Mono |
| Hindi | नमस्ते (namaste) नमस्कार (namaskār) |
| Hmong (White) | Nyob zoo (live well) |
| Hopi | Ahéé’ |
| Hungarian | Jó napot kívánok Szervusz Szia |
| Icelandic | Halló Góðan dag Góðan daginn Sæll (>m) Sæl (>f) Sæll vertu (>m) Sæl vertu (>f) Komdu sæll (>m) Komdu sæl (>f) Komdu sæll og blessaður (>m) Komdu sæl og blessað (>f) Blessaður (>m) Blessað (>f) |
| Igbo | Ndeewo |
| Iloko | Kablaaw |
| Inari Saami | Tiervâ Pyeri peivi (good day) |
| Indonesian | Hi Apa kabar? Salam sejahtera (frm) |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᐃ (Ai) ᐊᐃᓐᖓᐃ (Ainngai) |
| Iñupiaq | Haluu Hai Haluuġikpiñ (to one person) Haluuġivsik (to two people) Haluuġivsi (to three or more people) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Dia dhuit (sg) Dia dhaoibh (pl) Dia is Muire dhuit (sg) - reply Dia is Muire dhaoibh (pl) - reply |
| Italian | Ciao Salve |
| Ivilyuat (Cahuilla) | Míyaxwen |
| Jamaican | Ello Hail up Waa gwaan? (What's going on?) Gud day |
| Japanese | 今日は (konnichiwa) おっす (ossu) - used between close male friends |
| Javanese | ꦲꦭꦺꦴ (Halo) |
| Jenesch | Puiznu |
| Jèrriais | Salut Bouônjour |
| Jutish | Godaw |
| Kabyle | |
| Kalmyk | Мендвт (Mendvt) Менд (Mend) inf |
| Kam | Tọi Bạn lải |
| Kannada | ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste) ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (namaskāra) |
| Kaqchikel | Xsaqär Xsaqär nan (said to older females) Xsaqär tat (said to older males) |
| Karuk | Ayukîi |
| Kashubian | Witéj (sg/inf) Witéjże (sg/inf) Witéjta (pl/frm) Witéjtaż (pl/frm) |
| Kashmiri | असलामु अलैकुम / آسلاماليكم Assalām ‘alaikum (Muslims) Namaskār (Hindus) Halo (inf) आदाब । (aadaab) |
| Kawaiisu | Hagare'enaam |
| Kazakh | Сәлем! (Sälem!) - inf Сәлеметсіз бе? (Sälemetsiz be?) - frm |
| Khmer | ជំរាបសួរ (chôm rab suôr) - frm សួស្ដី (suô-stei) - inf |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Halau |
| Kikuyu | wĩmwega |
| Kinyarwanda | Muraho Bite (inf) |
| Kiribati | Ko na mauri (sg) Kam na mauri (pl) Kam na bane ni Mauri (addressing large crowds) Mauri |
| Koasati | Chikaano? (sg) Hachikaano? (pl) Chikaanohash Bosoo |
| Kokborok | Khulumkha |
| Korean | 안녕하십니까 (annyeong-hasimnikka) - frm 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) - inf 안녕 (annyeong) - inf |
| Kpelle | Ya tûa |
| Kumeyaay (Diegueño) | Haawka |
| !Kung San | !kao |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Rojbash (frm) - Good day Ser chava ser sera (inf) Silav |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Sillaw Ew kata bash Em kata bash (Çonî?) چۆنی |
| Kven | Hei |
| Kyrgyz | Салам! (Salam!) - sg/inf Саламатсыңбы! (Salamatsyngby!) - sg/inf Саламатсыңарбы! (Salamatsyngarby!) - sg/inf Саламатсызбы! (Salamatsyzby!) - sg/frm Саламатсыздарбы! (Salamatsyzdarby!) - pl/frm Саламатчылык! (Salamatchylyk) - reply/frm Ассалом алейкум! (Assalom aleykum!) - m/>m Алейкум Ассалам! (Aleykum Assalam!) - reply Саламат! (Salamat!) - short reply Саламатчылык! (Salamatchylyk) - full reply Арыбаңыз! (Arybangyz!) - sg/frm Бар болуңуз! (Bar bolunguz!) - reply |
| Ladino | (Buenos diyas) בוינוס דייאס |
| Lakota Sioux | Hau (m) |
| Lao | ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) |
| Latgalian | Vasaļs (m) Vasaļa (f) Vasaļi (pl) |
| Latin | Heus (inf) Ave Salve (sg) Salvete (pl) |
| Latvian | Sveiki |
| Laz | გეგაჯგინას (Gegacginas) [inf] ხელა დო კაობათე (Xela do ǩaobate) [frm] |
| Lezgi | Салам алейкум (Salam alejkum) Салам виридаз (salam viridaz) - "hello to everyone" Салам (Salam) |
| Limburgish | Hallo Enne? |
| Lingala | Mbote Mbote na yo (sg) Mbote na bino (pl) Sango nini |
| Lithuanian | Labas Sveikas Sveiki |
| Livvi-Karelian | Terveh (sg) Terveh teile! (pl) Terveh taloih (When visiting someone's house) |
| Low Saxon | Moin |
| Lozi | Lumela (sg) Mlumeleng (pl) |
| Luganda | Gyebale ko (Thanks for your work) Gyebale ko, nnyabo (Hello mother) Gyebale ko, ssebo (Hello sir) Ki kati? Oli otya (sg) Muli mutya (pl) Ka jambo (inf) Ogamba ki? (inf - What do you say?) Ogamba otya? (inf - How do you say?) |
| Lule Sámi | Buoris |
| Luiseño | Mííyu |
| Luxembourgish | Moien Salut Moin Hallo |
| Macedonian | Здраво (Zdravo) |
| Magahi | परनाम /pərna:m/ (to elder speaker) शुभ प्यार /subʱ pja:r/ (to younger speaker) |
| Maithili | प्रनाम (Pranaam) - frm Halchal ki chho? (inf) |
| Malagasy | Manao ahoana (inf) Manao ahoana e (frm) |
| Malay | Selamat pagi (good morning) Selamat petang (good afternoon) Selamat malam (good night) Assalamualaikum (used by Muslims) |
| Malayalam | നമസ്തേ (namastē) നമസ്കാരം (namaskaram) |
| Mam | Jeeka, ma tzuula (sg) Jeeka, ma chi uula (pl) Ma (reply) |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Moghrey mie (morning) Fastyr mie (afternoon / evening) |
| Maldivian | frm - (Assalaamu Alaikum) އައްސަލާމު ޢަލައިކުމް inf - (Kihineh?) ކިހިނެހް؟ |
| Maltese | Ħello Hawn Aw |
| Māori | Kia ora Kia ora rā kōrua (dl) Kia ora koutou (pl) Tēnā koe (sg/frm) Tēnā kōrua (dl/frm) Tēnā koutou (pl/frm) |
| Mapuche | Mari mari (general greeting) Mari mari peñi (to men) Mari mari lamngen (to women / between men and women) Mari mari kom pu che (to a group of people) Mari mari pichi keche (to children) |
| Marathi | नमस्कार (namaskār) |
| Marshallese | Io̧kwe (sg) Io̧kwe io̧kwe Io̧kwe kom̧ (pl) Io̧kwe aolep (hello everyone) |
| Mauritian Creole | Bonzur |
| Meänkieli | Terve Hei Päivaa Päevaa Mulkut |
| Míkmaq | Gwe’ |
| Mirandese | Oulá Buonos dies Todo bien |
| Mising | Aydun? |
| Mon | ဟာဲ (hāai) |
| Monégasque | Ciau Bon girunu Bungiurnu |
| Mongolian | Сайн уу? (Sain uu?) Сайн байна уу? (Sain baina uu) |
| Mono | Manahúú |
| Mossi | Ne y windiga |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Hę̄r’s cē (Oklahoma) |
| Nahuatl | Niltze Tialli Pialli |
| Nauruan | Ekamowir omo |
| Navajo | Yá'át'ééh |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | ज्वजलपा (jvajalapā) तारेमाम (tāremāma) भवान सरन (bhavāna sarana) स्याउदाइ (syāudāi - in Dolakha) |
| Ngoni | Hujambo Salibonani Sakubona Sawubona |
| Nkore | Oraire ota? (How was your night?) Agandi (Other news) Ni marungi (Good news - reply) |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Salibonani |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Lotjhani |
| Nepali | नमस्ते (namaste) |
| Niuean | Fakaalofa atu Fakaalofa atu ki o koe (sg) Fakaalofa atu ki a mua (dl) Fakaalofa atu ki a mutolu (pl) |
| Nogai | Салам! Амансызба! Аман-эсен-сизбе! Аьруьвсизбе! Яхшымысыз? Салам алейкум! (Ас-саляму алейкум!) ("Peace to you!") Алейкум салам! (Ва алейкум ас-салам!) - reply |
| Northern Sámi | Bures Bures bures (reply) |
| Northern Sotho | Dumêlang Thôbêla Helele Hai |
| Norwegian | Goddag Hei Morn |
| Obispeño (Northern Chumash) |
Hatʸu |
| Occitan | Bonjorn! Adieu! Adieussiatz! |
| Ojibwe | Aniin (inf) Bozhoo (frm) Aanish inaa? (frm) |
| Okinawan | 今日拝なびら (chuu wuganabira) はいさい (haisai) m はいたい (haitai) f へーさい (heesai) m (Shuri) へーたい (heetai) f (Shuri) 今日や早く起きそーいびーんやー (chuuya feeku ukisooibiinyaa) - frm (lit. You're early today) |
| Old English | Wes hāl (sg) Wesaþ hāle (pl) Wesaþ hāla (pl/f) |
| Old Prussian | Ƿes hāl |
| Omaha | Ahó (m>m) Dúda! |
| Oriya | ନମସ୍କାର (Namascāra) ଶୁଣିବେ? (Śuṇib?) ହାଏ (Hāe) |
| Oshiwambo | Halo Hello Ongiini?/ Onawa, ngiini? |
| Palauan | Alii |
| Papiamento | Bon dia Halo |
| Pashto | (khe chare) ښې چارې (salaam) سلام (as-salaamu' alaykum) السلام عايكم |
| Pennsylvania German / Dutch | Gude(r) Daag |
| Persian (Farsi) | (dorood) درود (salâm) سلام |
| Picard | Bojour Bojour mes gins (frm) Salut ti z'aute (inf) |
| Pitjantjatjara | Wai Wai palya |
| Polish | Cześć (inf) Siema (vinf) Siemano (vinf) |
| Pohnpeian | Kasalehlie Kaselehlie maing (sg) Kaselehlie maing ko (pl) Kaslel (inf) Selel (inf) |
| Portuguese | Olá |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Oi! E aí? Tudo bem? Tudo certo? Opa! |
| Punjabi | ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ। / ست سِری اَکال (sat srī akāl) ਨਮਸਕਾਰ / نمسکار (namaskar) |
| Quechua | Rimaykullayki Napaykullayki |
| Rapa Nui | 'Iorana Pe hē 'Iorana |
| Réunion Creole | Bonzour Adié té Adié zot tout' |
| Romani | Sastipe! Lachho dives (Good day) Lachi tiri divés (Good day to you) Kushti divvus (British Romany) |
| Romanian | Salut Bună ziua |
| Romanian Tatar | Selam Maraba Selam alekím Alekím selam (reply) Kayîrlî kún Kún aydîn |
| Romansh | Ciao Tgau Allegra |
| Russian | Здравствуйте! (Zdrastvuyte!) - frm Привет! (Privet!) - inf Приветик (Privetik!) - inf |
| Rusyn | Слава Исусу Христу (Slava Ysusu Chrystu) Слава на вікы (Slava na viky) - reply |
| Sakha | бирибиэт (biribiet) - frm Дорообо (doroobo) - inf |
| Samoan | Malō (inf) Malō soifua (frm) Tālofa |
| Samogitian | Svēks (inf) Svēkė (inf) Labdėin (frm) |
| Sango | Bara mo Balaô |
| Sanskrit | नमस्ते (namaste) नमो नमः (namo namaḥ) नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ) |
| Sardinian (Campidanese) | Saludi |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Bona die (frm) Salude (inf) |
| Sauk | Sauk |
| Scots | Hullo |
| Scottish Gaelic | Halò Ciamar a tha thu? (inf) Ciamar a tha sibh? (frm/pl) |
| Serbian | Здраво (Zdravo) |
| Serrano | Haminat |
| Sesotho | Lumela Dumela (sg) Dumelang (pl) Helele |
| Shawnee | Hi ho Bezon (general greeting) Bezon nikanaki (general greeting to a friend) Ho (southern dialect) Hiteto (northeastern dialect) |
| Shona | Mhoro (sg) Mhoroi (pl) |
| Sicilian | Ciau Salutamu Assa binidica Sabbinidica [assabbini'ɾika] (formal for elderly people) |
| Sidama | Keereho |
| Sindhi | used among Muslims - (Salāmu) سَلامُ (Asalāmu alekum) السلام عليڪم reply - (Walekum asalām) اسماء: وعلیکم السلام used among Hindus - (Namaste) نَمَستي used between men - (Sāīn, sāīn) سائيِن، سائيِن women to men - (Adā) اَدا to women - (Adī) اَديِ |
| Sinhala | ආයුඛෝවන් (āyubūvan) |
| Slovak | Dobrý deň Ahoj (sg/inf) Ahojte (pl/inf) Nazdar Servus |
| Slovenian | Pozdravljeni Živjo Zdravo (in cities) |
| Somali | Salaam alaykum Wa alaykum salaam (reply) Iska warran Alhamdulillah, waan iska fiicanahay (reply) Waan fiicanahay (reply) |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Dobry źeń (frm) Ja śi strowim (inf) Buź strowjona (inf) |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Dobry dźeń Ja će strowju (inf) Budź strowjeny (inf) |
| Southern Sámi | Buaregh Bööresth Buerie biejjie (Good day) |
| Spanish | ¡Hola! |
| Stellingwarfs | Hoj |
| Sundanese | Sampurasun Rampés (reply) |
| Swahili | Habari (inf) Hujambo (sg) Hamjambo (pl) |
| Swazi | Sawubona (sg - Do you see me?) Sanibonani (pl - Do you see me all?) Yebo (reply = yes) |
| Swedish | God dag (frm) Hej (inf) Hallå (inf) Tjena Tja (vinf) |
| Swiss German | Grüezi (frm) Sali (inf) Grüezi mittenand (pl/frm) Sali zämme (pl/inf) |
| Tabassaran | Салам (Salam) |
| Tagalog | Musta? (inf) Kumusta? (frm) Hello Hi |
| Tahitian | 'Ia ora na |
| Tajik | Ассалому алейкум (Assalomu alejkym) Ва алайкум ассалом (Valajkum assalom) - reply Салом (Salom) - inf |
| Tamasheq | Ahul Tahult |
| Tamil (formal) | வணக்கம்! (vaṇakkam) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | வணக்க0! (vaṇakkã) [fm] |
| Tatar | Isänme(sez) Sawmı(sız) Sälam (inf) |
| Telugu | నమస్కారం (namaskārām) |
| Tem | Bavɩ́nɩ kazɔ́ɔ! Mɩ́vɩ́nɩ kazɔ́ɔ! (pl) |
| Tetum | Elo Hi |
| Teribe | Miga (said by a visitor) Kobe (said to a visitor) |
| Thai | สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dee) สวัสดีครับ (sà-wàt-dee kráp) - m สวัสดีค่ะ (sà-wàt-dee kâ) - f |
| Tibetan | བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས། (tashi delek)* |
| Tigrinya | ሰላም (selam) |
| Tokelauan | Tālofa (sg - greetings to you) Mālō (sg) Tālofa nī (dl) Mālō nī (dl) Fakatālofa atu kia te koulua (pl) Fakatālofa atu kia te koutou (pl) |
| Tok Pisin | Gude Hi Hai |
| Tongan | Mālō e lelei (inf) Mālō ‘etau lava (frm) |
| Tongva (Gabrielino) | Miiyiha' Nechoochon (Greetings) |
| Tsonga | Xewani Avuxeni (sg) Ahee (reply) |
| Tsotsil | K'uxi Alo Alotalel Jech Lek |
| Tswana | Dumela |
| Tsez | АсаламугIалейкум! (Asalamuʔaleykum!) СаламгIапейкум! (Salamʔaleykum!) СаламгIапейкум! (Biziyä!) (>f) Изийаь! (Iziyä!) (>m) Ризийаь! (Riziyä!) (>pl) |
| Tugen | Chamngee |
| Tumbuka | Monile Monire a mama (>f) Monire a dada (>m) Monire a gogo (>eld) Monire mose (>pl) |
| Turkish | Merhaba Selam İyi günler |
| Turkmen | Salam Salawmaleýkim (frm/m) Waleýkim essalam (frm/m - reply) Waleýkim (frm/f - reply) |
| Ukrainian | Вітаю (Vitayu) - frm Агов (Ahov) - inf |
| Ulch | Сородэ |
| Urdu | (āssālam 'alaykum)
السلام علیکم reply - (wālaikum assalām) وعليكم السلام inf - (salām) سلام |
| Uyghur | ئەسسالامۇ ئەلەيكۇم frm - (Ässalamu äläykum) ۋەئەلەيكۇم ئەسسالام reply - (Wä'äläykum ässalam) ياخشىمۇسىز inf - (Yahshimusiz) |
| Uzbek | Assalomu Alaykum (frm) Salom (inf) |
| Venda | Ndaa (m) Aa (f) |
| Venetian | Ciao! |
| Veps | Tervhen Tervhen eläd |
| Vietnamese | Chào anh (>m) Chào chị (>f) |
| Võro | Tereq |
| Walloon | Bondjoû (Good day) Eh, Bondjou ! Diè wåde (God keep you) A (Hi) Salut ! |
| Warlpiri | Ngurrju mayinpa |
| Wayuu | Ajaa! Jamaya pia! |
| Welsh | Helô Hylô Shwmae S'mae |
| Welsh (Gwentian) | Shwma Ol reit |
| West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤚꤛꤢꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ [tɛ̤¹rjabɛ¹ nɛ̤¹] - sg ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤚꤛꤢꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤞꤤ꤭ [tɛ̤¹rjabɛ¹ θi³] - pl |
| Westrobothnian | Hej Heddu |
| Wolof | Na nga def (sg) Na ngeen def (pl) Salaam aleekum |
| Wymsorys | Skiöe Skiöekumt |
| Xhosa | Molo (sg) Molweni (pl) |
| Yapese | Mogethin |
| Yiddish | (A gutn tog) אַ גוטן טאָג |
| Yongbei Zhuang | Mwngz ni |
| Yoruba | Ẹ n lẹ Báwo ni?/ Kilo n ṣẹlẹ? (What's happening?) |
| Yucatec Maya | Ba'ax ka wa'alik? |
| Zazaki | Selam Merheba Xêr bo Demweş |
| Zulu | Sawubona (sg) Sanibonani (pl) |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Saluton |
| Folkspraak | Hee Haj! God dag Gud dag |
| Interlingua | Bon die! Salute! (on meeting) Holla! (to call attention) Vide! (to express surprise) |
| Klingon | nuqneH () ('What do you want?') - general 'greeting' used when confronted by another) |
| Quenya | Aiya! (Hail) - frm Aia! Ala! Alar! Alasse! Alla! Namárië (Be well) Mára rë (Good day) Máriessë! (In happiness!) Hara máriessë! (Stay in happiness!) Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo - frm (A star shall shine on the hour of our meeting) Mántielvo (inf) |
| Solresol | Simi |
| Volapük | Glidö! |
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Hello in many languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm
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