How to Say Hi in 100 Different Languages

May 3rd, 2023 - Vera

Here are ways to say “hi” in 100 different languages:

  1. English: hi
  2. Spanish: hola
  3. French: bonjour
  4. German: hallo
  5. Italian: ciao
  6. Portuguese: oi
  7. Dutch: hallo
  8. Swedish: hej
  9. Norwegian: hei
  10. Danish: hej
  11. Finnish: hei
  12. Icelandic: hæ
  13. Greek: γεια σου (ya su)
  14. Russian: здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte)
  15. Mandarin Chinese: 你好 (nǐ hǎo)
  16. Japanese: こんにちは (konnichiwa)
  17. Korean: 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)
  18. Swahili: jambo
  19. Arabic: مرحبا (marhaba)
  20. Hebrew: שלום (shalom)
  21. Turkish: merhaba
  22. Hungarian: szia
  23. Polish: cześć
  24. Czech: ahoj
  25. Slovak: ahoj
  26. Slovenian: živjo
  27. Croatian: bok
  28. Serbian: здраво (zdravo)
  29. Albanian: tungjatjeta
  30. Bulgarian: здравейте (zdraveyte)
  31. Romanian: salut
  32. Estonian: tere
  33. Latvian: sveiki
  34. Lithuanian: labas
  35. Georgian: გამარჯობა (gamardjoba)
  36. Armenian: բարև (barev)
  37. Persian: سلام (salam)
  38. Hindi: नमस्ते (namaste)
  39. Bengali: হাই (hai)
  40. Urdu: سلام (salaam)
  41. Punjabi: ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (sat sri akal)
  42. Gujarati: નમસ્તે (namaste)
  43. Tamil: வணக்கம் (vanakkam)
  44. Telugu: హాయ్ (haayi)
  45. Kannada: ಹಾಯ್ (haayi)
  46. Malayalam: ഹായ് (haay)
  47. Sinhala: හෙලෝ (hello)
  48. Thai: สวัสดี (sawatdee)
  49. Vietnamese: xin chào
  50. Indonesian: hai
  51. Malay: hai
  52. Tagalog: kumusta
  53. Cebuano: kumusta
  54. Javanese: halo
  55. Sundanese: halo
  56. Khmer: សួស្តី (suostei)
  57. Lao: ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidee)
  58. Myanmar (Burmese): မင်္ဂလာပါ (mingalabar)
  59. Amharic: ሰላም (selam)
  60. Hausa: sannu
  61. Yoruba: baw62. Igbo: ndewo
  62. Zulu: sawubona
  63. Xhosa: molo
  64. Afrikaans: hallo
  65. Sesotho: dumela
  66. Setswana: dumela
  67. Swazi: sawubona
  68. Somali: salaam
  69. Oromo: akkam
  70. Tigrinya: selam
  71. Amazigh: azul
  72. Malagasy: manao ahoana
  73. Shona: mhoro
  74. Ndebele: sawubona
  75. Chewa: moni
  76. Tswana: dumela
  77. Kikuyu: mũraũa
  78. Kinyarwanda: muraho
  79. Kirundi: mwiriwe
  80. Lingala: mbote
  81. Luganda: ki kati
  82. Krio: hello
  83. Fula: saa naa ngolli
  84. Wolof: sa laam
  85. Mandinka: salaama aleikum
  86. Yiddish: היי (hey)
  87. Basque: kaixo
  88. Catalan: hola
  89. Galician: ola
  90. Irish: dia dhuit
  91. Welsh: helo
  92. Scottish Gaelic: halò
  93. Cornish: dynnargh
  94. Breton: degemer mat
  95. Luxembourgish: moien
  96. Maltese: hello
  97. Corsican: bonghjornu
  98. Sardinian: ciao
  99. Sicilian: salutu

These are just a few examples of how to say “hi” in different languages. Keep in mind that there may be regional variations or dialects within each language that may have their own greetings. Additionally, learning a few basic phrases in a new language can go a long way in making connections with people from different cultures and countries.

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