How to say “hello” in different languages
“hello” in 26 languages, written in each language's own script with a romanised pronunciation. Press play to hear it with your device's voice.
| Language | “hello” | Pronunciation / romanisation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | hello | — | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 你好 nǐ hǎo | nǐ hǎo | |
| Hindi | नमस्ते namaste | namaste | |
| Spanish | hola | — | |
| Arabic | مَرْحَبًا marḥaban | marḥaban | |
| French | bonjour | — | |
| Bengali | নমস্কার nomoskar | nomoskar | |
| Portuguese | olá | — | |
| Russian | здра́вствуйте zdrávstvujte | zdrávstvujte | |
| Indonesian | hai | — | |
| German | hallo | — | |
| Japanese | こんにちは konnichi wa | konnichi wa | |
| Vietnamese | xin chào | — | |
| Swahili | jambo | — | |
| Turkish | merhaba | — | |
| Persian | سَلام salâm | salâm | |
| Korean | 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo | annyeonghaseyo | |
| Thai | สวัสดี sà-wàt-dii | sà-wàt-dii | |
| Italian | ciao | — | |
| Polish | cześć | — | |
| Ukrainian | приві́т pryvít | pryvít | |
| Dutch | hallo | — | |
| Greek | γεια σας geia sas | geia sas | |
| Serbian | здраво zdravo | zdravo | |
| Hebrew | שָׁלוֹם shalóm | shalóm | |
| Welsh | helo | — |
Words checked against Wiktionary translation tables; romanisation from Wiktionary transliteration modules where the script is not Latin.
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How do you say hello in Spanish, French, Japanese and Arabic?
Spanish: hola; French: bonjour; Japanese: こんにちは (konnichi wa); Arabic: مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).
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