How to say “Hello” in 50 languages - Pointless Series #2
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Hey there, guess what? I’ve started a blog series! I’ll be sharing a bunch of random, unrelated, and maybe even useless info — but it’s all for a good time! You might never need this stuff, but hey, it’s out there anyway. Sit back, have a read, and enjoy some pointless stuff.
How to say “Hello” in 50 languages
- English: Hello (heh-loh)
- Spanish (Español): Hola (oh-lah)
- French (Français): Bonjour (bawn-zhoor)
- German (Deutsch): Hallo (hah-loh)
- Italian (Italiano): Ciao (chow)
- Portuguese (Português): Olá (oh-lah)
- Dutch (Nederlands): Hallo (hah-loh)
- Swedish (Svenska): Hej (hay)
- Danish (Dansk): Hej (hay)
- Norwegian (Norsk): Hei (hay)
- Finnish (Suomi): Hei (hay)
- Polish (Polski): Cześć (cheshch)
- Russian (Русский): Привет (pree-vyet)
- Greek (Ελληνικά): Γεια (yeh-ah)
- Turkish (Türkçe): Merhaba (mehr-hah-bah)
- Arabic (العربية): مرحبا (mar-hah-bah)
- Hebrew (עברית): שלום (shah-lom)
- Farsi/Persian (فارسی): سلام (sah-lahm)
- Hindi (हिन्दी): नमस्ते (nah-mah-stay)
- Bengali (বাংলা): হ্যালো (hyah-loh)
- Gujarati (ગુજરાતી): હેલો (heh-loh)
- Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ): ਹੈਲੋ (hahy-loh)
- Tamil (தமிழ்): வணக்கம் (vah-nah-kahm)
- Telugu (తెలుగు): హలో (hah-loh)
- Malayalam (മലയാളം): ഹലോ (hah-loh)
- Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ): ಹಲೋ (hah-loh)
- Thai (ไทย): สวัสดี (sah-wah-dee)
- Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia): Halo (hah-loh)
- Filipino (Tagalog): Kumusta (koo-moos-tah)
- Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt): Xin chào (sin chow)
- Korean (한국어): 안녕하세요 (ahn-nyeong-ha-se-yo)
- Japanese (日本語): こんにちは (kon-ni-chi-wa)
- Mandarin Chinese (普通话): 你好 (nee how)
- Cantonese Chinese (广东话): 你好 (nay ho)
- Hakka Chinese (客家话): 你好 (ngi ho)
- Shanghainese (上海话): 你好 (nong ho)
- Mongolian (Монгол): Сайн байна уу (sain baina uu)
- Tibetan (བོད་སྐད་): བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས (tashi delek)
- Nepali (नेपाली): नमस्कार (namaskar)
- Burmese (မြန်မာစာ): ဟယ်လို (heh-lo)
- Georgian (ქართული): გამარჯობა (gamarjoba)
- Azerbaijani (Azərbaycanca): Salam (sah-lahm)
- Armenian (Հայերեն): Բարև (barev)
- Yoruba (Yorùbá): Bawo (bah-woh)
- Swahili (Kiswahili): Jambo (jahm-boh)
- Somali (Soomaaliga): Salaam (sah-lahm)
- Afrikaans: Hallo (hah-loh)
- Zulu (isiZulu): Sawubona (sah-woo-boh-nah)
- Xhosa (isiXhosa): Molo (moh-loh)
- Amharic (አማርኛ): ሰላም (sälam)
Now you have “Hello” in 50 popular languages, along with the language name and pronunciation! Enjoy greeting people from around the world.