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Say "Hello!" Around the World...
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Nation/Language |
"Hello!" |
Phonetic Pronunciation |
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Arabic |
Marrhhaba! |
(mahrr hhah bah) |
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Spanish |
Hola! |
(oh-la) |
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Vietnamese |
Chao ong! |
(chow ohm) |
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Russian |
Zdravstvuytye! |
(Zdrah-stvwee-tyeh) |
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Swedish |
God dag! |
(goo dah) |
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China/ Cantonese |
Jou sahn! |
(joh sahn) |
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New Guinea/ Pidgin |
Moninnau! |
(moh nin now) |
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Italian |
Ciao! |
(chow) |
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Africa/ Botswana |
Tswana-dumela! |
(doo mail a) |
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Native American/ Mohawk |
Sekoh! |
(Say-Ko) |
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Ireland/ Gaelic |
Dia dhuit! |
(dee-ah gwit) |
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Japan |
Konnichi wa! |
(ko-nee-chee-wah) |
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Hebrew |
Shalom! |
(sha-loam) |
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Somalia |
Iska warran! |
(skah wah run) |
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Polish |
Czesc! |
(Chesch) |
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China/ Mandarin |
Ni hao! |
(nee how) |
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New Zealand |
Maori-Tena kow! |
(ten a kway) |
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Hindi |
Namaste! |
(Nah-mass-tay) |
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German |
Guten tag! |
(goo-ten-tak) |
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Turkish |
Merhaba! |
(mer hah ba) |
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Africa/ Swahili |
Jambo! |
(jahm-bo) |
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Netherlands/ Dutch |
Hallo! |
(ha loh) |
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Tahitian |
Ia ora na! |
(ee ah or a nah) |
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South Africa/ Zulu |
Yebo! |
(yeh bo)
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Romanian |
Salut! |
-(sah-loot) |
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Netherlands/ Frisian |
Hoi! |
(hoy) |
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Phillipino |
Kumusta! |
(koo moos tah) |
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French |
Bonjour! |
(Bone-joor) |
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