Language |
Hello |
Hello
(on phone) |
Adyghe |
Фэсапщы
Сэлам (inf) |
Алло |
Afrikaans |
Haai (inf)
Hallo
Goeie dag (frm) |
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Albanian |
Ç’kemi
Tungjatjeta |
Alo |
Aleut |
Aang |
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Alsatian |
Hallo
Güete Tag
Buschur
Güata Tàg
Göte Tàij
Grias di wohl
Salü |
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Amharic |
ሰላም (sälam)
ታዲያስ (tadiyass) – inf
ጤና ይስጥልኝ (tena yste’lle’gn) – frm |
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Arabic
(Modern Standard) |
(as-salām ‘alaykum) السلام عليكم
rsp – (wa ‘alaykum as-salām) و عليكم السلام
inf – (marḥaban) مرحبا |
(‘āllō) آلو |
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 |
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Arabic
(Lebanese) |
Mar7aba |
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Arabic
(Moroccan) |
(ssalamū ‘lekum) اسلا عليكم |
(alu) الو |
Aragonese |
Ola |
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Arapaho |
Héébee (m) Tous (f/m>f) |
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Armenian
(Eastern) |
բարև(Barev) inf
ԲարևՁեզ (Barev dzez) frm |
ալլո (Alló) |
Armenian
(Western) |
Բարեւ: (Parev) inf
Բարեւ ձեզ: (Parev tsez) frm |
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Arrernte |
Werte |
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Assamese |
নমস্কাৰ (nomoskaar) |
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Asturian |
Hola / Bonos díes |
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Azeri |
Salam, Salam əleyküm, Əleyküm salam (reply) |
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Basque |
Kaixo |
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Belarusian |
Вітаю (Vitayu)
Дзень добры (Dzien’ dobry)
Дабрыдзень (Dabrydzien)
Прывітанне (Pryvitanne) – inf |
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Bengali |
নমস্কার (nômoshkar) – for Hindus
আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamualaikum)
স্লামালিকুম (slamalikum) – for Muslims |
haelo |
Bhojpuri |
प्रणाम (prannam) |
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Bosnian |
Dobar dan (frm)
Zdravo |
Halo / Molim |
Breton |
Salud
Mat an traoù?
Mat an traoù ganeoc’h? |
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Bulgarian |
Здравейте (Zdravejte) frm
Здравей (Zdravej) inf
Здрасти (Zdrasti) inf
Привет (Privet) – regards, greetings |
Ало (Alo)
Дочуване(Dočuvane) |
Hello |
မဂႆလာပၝ (min-ga-la-ba) |
ဟဲလို? (hello) |
Catalan |
Hola, Bon dia |
Hola? Si?Digui? |
Chabacano de Zamboanga |
Que tal? Hola! |
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Chabacano de Cavite |
Ola |
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Chamorro |
Håfa ådai / Buenas |
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Chechen |
Салам |
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Cherokee |
ᎣᏏᏲ (Osiyo)
‘ᏏᏲ (Siyo) |
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Chichewa |
Moni |
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Chinese
(Cantonese) |
你好 (néih hóu) |
喂 (wái) |
Chinese
(Hakka) |
你好 (ngi2 ho3)
你好冇? (ngi2 ho3 mo?) |
噯 (oi) |
Chinese
(Mandarin) |
你好 (nǐ hǎo) – inf
您好 (nín hǎo) – frm |
喂 (wéi) |
Chinese
(Shanghainese) |
侬好 (nong23 hao34)
大家好!(dâka-hô!) – hello everybody
饭吃过伐? (ve23 qik3 gu5 va1?) – “have you eaten?” (common greeting) |
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Chinese
(Taiwanese) |
你好 (lí-hó) – sg / 恁好 (lín-hó) – pl |
喂 (ôe) |
Chinese
(Teochew) |
汝好 (leu2 ho2) |
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Choctaw |
Halito |
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Cimbrian |
Guuten takh |
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Cornish |
Dydh da, Hou, Ha, Hou sos
Lowena dhis (sg) Lowena dhywgh (pl) |
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Corsican |
Salute / Bonghjornu |
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Croatian |
Bok
Ćao
Dobar Dan |
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Cuyonon |
Hello; Kamosta? |
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Czech |
Ahoj / Dobrý den |
Haló |
Danish |
Hej |
Hallo |
Dutch |
Hallo / Goededag / Goeiedag (inf) |
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Elfdalian |
Hej, Høj, Góðdag |
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Eritrean |
ታዲያስ (tadiyalä) |
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Esperanto |
Saluton |
Halo |
Estonian |
Tere, Tervist |
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Faroese |
Hallo / Hey |
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Fijian |
Bula (inf) Drau bula (dl) Dou bula (pl) Nibula (mp) |
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Finnish |
Terve
Hyvää päivää
Päivää
Moi
Hei |
Haloo? |
French |
Bonjour (frm)
Salut (inf) |
Allô? |
Frisian (North) |
Moin / Guundach |
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Frisian (Sater) |
Gouden Dai |
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Frisian (West) |
Hoi
Goeie
A goeie
Goedei |
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Friulian |
Bundì, Mandi |
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Galician |
Ola |
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Georgian |
გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) |
ალო (alo)
გისმენთ (gismenth) |
German |
Hallo
Guten Tag
Servus (used in Austria & Bavaria)
Moin |
Hallo |
German (Bavarian) |
Servas / Gria̦sgood |
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Greek (Modern) |
Γειά! (ya) – inf
Γειά σου (ya su) – inf
Γειά σας (ya sas) – frm |
Έλα (éla) – (ela) inf
Λέγετε(léyete) – frm
Εμπρός(embrós) – inf |
Greenlandic |
Aluu (inf) Inuugujoq / Kutaa (frm) |
Haluu |
Gujarati |
નમસ્તે (namaste) |
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Haitian Creole |
Bonjou |
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Hausa |
Sannu
Salama alaikum
A gaishai ka
Amin. Alaikum salam (reply) |
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Hawaiian |
Aloha |
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Hebrew |
(šalom) שלום |
(halo) הלו |
Herero |
Tjike |
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Himba |
Mono |
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Hindi |
नमस्ते (namaste) नमस्कार (namaskār) |
हेलो (helo) |
Hungarian |
Jó napot kívánok / Szervusz / Szia |
Halló |
Icelandic |
Halló / Góðan dag / Góðan daginn
Sæll (>m) Sæl (>f) |
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Ido |
Saluto |
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Igbo |
kedụ |
Indonesian |
Hi / Apa kabar? |
Halo |
Interlingua |
Bon die! Salute! (on meeting)
Holla! (to call attention)
Vide! (to express surprise) |
Hallo! |
Inuktitut |
ᐊᐃ (Ai) ᐊᐃᓐᖓᐃ (Ainngai) |
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Iñupiaq |
Halauġikpiñ |
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Irish (Gaelic) |
Dia dhuit (sg)
Dia dhaoibh (pl)
Dia is Muire dhuit (sg) – reply
Dia is Muire dhaoibh (pl) – reply |
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Italian |
Ciao / Salve |
Pronto? |
Jutish |
Godaw |
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Japanese |
今日は (konnichiwa)
おっす (ossu) – used between close male friends |
もしもし (moshi moshi) |
Jèrriais |
Salut / Bouônjour |
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Kashubian |
Witôjze |
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Kannada |
ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste)
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (namaskāra) |
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Kashmiri |
Assalām ‘alaikum (>Muslims)
Namaskār (>Hindus)
Halo (inf) आदाब । (aadaab) |
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Kazakh |
Сәлем! (Sälem!) – inf
Сәлеметсіз бе? (Sälemetsiz be?) – frm |
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Khmer |
ជំរាបសួរ (johm riab sua) – frm
surs dey (inf) |
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Kinyarwanda |
Muraho / Bite (inf) |
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Klingon |
nuqneH (‘What do you want?’)
– general ‘greeting’ used when confronted by another |
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Korean |
안녕하십니까 (annyeong-hasimnikka) – frm
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) – inf
안녕 (annyeong) – inf |
여보세요(yeoboseyo) |
!Kung San |
!kao |
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Kurdish (Kurmanji) |
Merheba
Silav
Silamun eleykum
Rojbaş (inf) |
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Kurdish (Sorani) |
Sillaw, Ew kata bash, Em kata bash |
Elu |
Kyrgyz |
Салам (Salam) – inf
Саламатсызбы (Salamatsyzby) – frm
Саламатсыздарбы (Salamatsyzdarby) – pl
Саламатчылык (Salamatçylyk) – reply |
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Lakota Sioux |
Hau (used only by men) |
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Latin |
Heus (inf) Ave / Salve (sg) Salvete (pl) |
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Latvian |
Sveiki |
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Limburgish |
Hallo |
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Lithuanian |
Labas, Sveikas, Sveiki |
Alio |
Low Saxon |
Moin |
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Lozi |
Lumela (sg) Mlumeleng (pl) |
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Lule Sámi |
Buoris |
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Luxembourgish |
Moien / Salut |
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Macedonian |
Здраво (Zdravo) |
Ало (Alo)
– on phone |
Malagasy |
Manao ahoana e |
Malay |
Selamat pagi (good morning)
Selamat petang (good afternoon)
Selamat malam (good night)
Assalamualaikum (used by Muslims) |
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Malayalam |
നമസ്തെ (namaste)
നമസ്കാരം (namaskaram) |
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Manx (Gaelic) |
Dy bannee diu, Ta shiu/oo cheet! |
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Maldivian |
Assalaamu Alaikum (frm)
Kihineh? (inf) |
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Maltese |
Ħello / Hawn / Aw |
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Māori |
Kia ora
Kia ora rā kōrua (dl)
Kia ora koutou (pl)
Tēnā koe (sg/frm)
Tēnā kōrua (dl/frm)
Tēnā koutou (pl/frm) |
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Marathi |
नमस्कार (namaskār) |
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Mongolian |
Сайн уу? (Sain uu?)
Сайн байна уу? (Sain baina uu) |
Байна уу(Baina uu) |
Nama |
!gai //oas |
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Nahuatl |
Niltze / Tialli / Pialli |
Navajo |
Yá’át’ééh |
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Newari / Nepal Bhasa |
ज्वजलपा |
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Ndebele (Northern) |
Salibonani |
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Nepali |
नमस्ते (namaste) |
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Northern Sámi |
Bures
Bures bures (reply) |
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Norwegian |
Goddag / Hei / Morn |
Hallo |
Occitan |
Bonjorn! Adieu! Adieussiatz! |
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Ojibwe |
Aniin (inf) / Bozhoo (frm) |
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Old English |
Wes hāl (sg) Wesaþ hāl (pl) |
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Oriya |
ନମସ୍କର (namascara)
ନମସ୍ତେ (namaste)
ଶୁଣିବେ (sunibe) |
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Papiamento |
Bon dia / Halo |
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Pashto |
(khe chare) ښې چارې
(salaam) سلام
(as-salaamu’ alaykum) السلام عايكم |
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Persian (Farsi) |
(dorood) درود (salâm) سلام |
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Pitjantjatjara |
Wai, Wai palya |
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Polish |
Cześć (inf)
Siema (vinf)
Siemano (vinf) |
Halo
Słucham |
Portuguese |
Olá |
Está lá?
Estou sim?
Estou?
Hâlo |
Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Oi! E aí? Tudo bem? Tudo certo? Opa! |
Alô? |
Punjabi |
ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ। / ست سِری اَکال (sat srī akāl)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ / نمسکار (namaskar) |
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Quechua |
Rimaykullayki / Napaykullayki |
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Romanian |
Salut / Bună ziua |
Alo |
Romansh |
Ciao / Tgau / Allegra |
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Russian |
Здравствуйте! (Zdrávstvujte!) – frm
Привет! (Privét!) – inf |
Алло?(Alló?) |
Sakha |
бирибиэт (biribiet) – frm
Дорообо (doroobo) – inf |
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Samoan |
Talofa / Falopa |
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Sardinian
(Logudorese) |
Bone die |
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Scottish Gaelic |
Halò / Ciamar a tha thu/sibh? |
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Serbian |
Здраво (Zdravo) |
Молим(Molim) |
Sesotho |
Lumela; Dumela (sg) Dumelang (pl) Helele |
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Shona |
Mhoro (sg)
Mhoroi (pl) |
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Sicilian |
Ciau / Assabbinirica / Sabbinirica / Salutamu |
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Sinhala |
ආයුඛෝවන් (āyubūvan) |
හලෝ (halō) |
Sesotho |
Lumela / Dumela (sg)
Dumelang (pl) |
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Slovak |
Ahoj (sg/inf) Ahojte (pl/frm) Nazdar / Servus |
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Slovenian |
Pozdravljeni, Živjo, Zdravo |
Halo |
Somali |
Is ka warran |
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Southern Sámi |
Buaregh |
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Spanish |
¡Hola! |
¡Diga!
¡Dígame!
¿Sí?
¿Bueno?
¡Hola!
¿Aló? |
Stellingwarfs |
Hoj |
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Sundanese |
Halo (borrowed from Indonesian) |
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Swahili |
Habari (inf)
Hujambo (sg) Hamjambo (pl) Sijambo (reply) |
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Swedish |
God dag (frm)
Hej (inf) Hallå (inf)
Tjena, Tja (vinf) |
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Swiss German |
Grüezi (frm) / Sali (inf)
Grüezi mittenand (pl/frm)
Sali zämme (pl/inf) |
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Tagalog |
Hello; Hi |
Hello; Hi |
Tahitian |
Ia ora na |
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Tamil |
வணக்கம் (vaṇakkam) – inf
வணக்க0 (vaṇakkã) – frm |
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Tatar |
Isänme(sez) / Sawmı(sız) / Sälam (inf) |
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Telugu |
నమస్కారం (namaskārām) |
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Tetum |
Ola, Oi |
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Teribe |
Miga (said by a visitor)
Kobe (said to a visitor) |
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Thai |
สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dee) |
ฮัลโหล(hanlǒh) |
Tibetan |
བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས། (tashi delek)
This phrase, which means “Good fortune”, is used as a greeting, though isn’t really an equivalent of hello. Questions like “How are you?” or “Where are you going?” are used instead. |
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Tigrinya |
ሰላም (selam) |
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Tok Pisin |
Gude
Hi
Hai |
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Tongan |
Mālō e lelei (inf)
Mālō ‘etau lava (frm) |
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Tswana |
Dumela |
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Tsez |
АсаламугIалейкум! (Asalamuʔaleykum!)
СаламгIапейкум! (Salamʔaleykum!)
СаламгIапейкум! (Biziyä!) (>f)
Изийаь! (Iziyä!) (>m)
Ризийаь! (Riziyä!) (>pl) |
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Turkish |
Merhaba, Selam, İyi günler |
Alo, Efendim |
Ukrainian |
Вітаю (Vitayu) – frm
Агов (Ahov) – inf |
Алло (Allo)Слухаю(Sluchaju) |
Ulch |
Сородэ |
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Urdu |
(āssālam ‘alaykum) السلام علیکم
reply – (wālaikum assalām) وعليكم السلام
inf – (salām) سلام |
(helo) ەيلو |
Uzbek |
Assalomu Alaykum!
Vaalajkum assalom! (reply) |
Labbay! |
Venda |
I nhlikanhi |
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Venetian |
Ciao! |
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Vietnamese |
Chào anh (>m)
Chào chị (>f) |
Á-lô! |
Volapük |
Glidis |
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Võro |
Tereq |
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Walloon |
Bondjoû |
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Warlpiri |
Ngurrju mayinpa |
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Welsh |
Helô
Hylô
Shwmae
S’mae |
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Wolof |
Na nga def (sg)
Na ngeen def (pl)
Salaam aleekum |
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Xhosa |
Molo (sg) Molweni (pl) |
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Yapese |
Mogethin |
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Yiddish |
(A gutn tog) אַ גוטן טאָג |
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Yorùbá |
Ẹ n lẹ |
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Yucatec Maya |
Ba’ax ka wa’alik? |
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Zazaki |
Selam / Ma be xér / Demê şıma be xeyr |
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Zulu |
Sawubona (sg)
Sanibonani (pl) |
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