15 ways to say ‘hello’ in different languages
Hello there!
Whether it’s “World Hello Day” or not, it’s always valuable information to know how to greet a person.
Starting right at the top, here are 15 different ways to say “hello” in various languages around the world:
Mandarin
Spelling: Nǐ hǎo (nee haow)
Hindi
Spelling: Namaste (na ma stay)
Spanish
Spelling: Hola (oh la)
French
Spelling: Bonjour (bon jour)
Arabic
Spelling: Marhaba (mar ha ba)
Bengali
Spelling: Hyālō (hyaa lo)
Russian
Spelling: Privet (pree vyet)
Portuguese
Spelling: Olá (oh la)
Indonesian
Spelling: Halo
Polish
Spelling: Witam (veet ahm)
Italian
Spelling: Ciao (chow)
Dutch
Spelling: Hallo
Swedish
Spelling: Hej
Norwegian
Spelling: Hallo