How to Say Hello, Thank You, and Other Greetings in Foreign Languages

Knowing how to say greetings - such as Thank You and Hello - in different languages is not only fun but is also a good idea when traveling to different countries around the world. Below you will find a list of countries and how to say Thank You and Hello in that country's language...

• Albanian – C'kemi
• Arabic - mArHAbAN-مرحبا
• Armenian - Barev
• Belarussian – Прывiтанне (Privitanne)
• Bosnian – Hej
• Bulgarian - Zdrasti
• Chinese (Cantonese) -你好 (Nei Ho)
• Chinese (Mandarin) -你好 (Nǐ Hǎo)
• Croatian – Bok
• Czech - Ahoj
• Danish – Hej, God Dag
• Dutch - Hoi, Hallo
• Egyptian - Salaam Alekum (sulam ulakume)
• Fijian – Bula Uro
• Finnish – Hei, Hyvää Päivää (formal)
• French – Allo
• Georgian - Gamardjoba
• German – Hallo, Guten Tag
• Greek - Γεια σου (pronounced YAH-soo)
• Haitian Creole – Olá
• Hawaiian – Aloha
• Hebrew – Shalom
• Hindi – नमस्ते (Namaste)
• Hungarian - Jó Napot
• Icelandic – Hæ, Góðan Dag
• Indonesian - Halo
• Irish – Dia Duit
• Italian – Ciào
• Japanese - konnichiha
• Kazakh - Salem
• Korean - 안녕하세요 (Ahn Nyeong Ha Se Yo)
• Latin - Salve
• Latvian – labdien
• Lithuanian - laba diena
• Macedonian -
• Malasyan – Selamat Datang
• Moldovan - Boonaziwa...
• Mongolian - sain baina uu?
• Norwegian - Hallo
• Polish - Witaj
• Portuguese – Alô
• Romanian – Salut
• Russian – Привет (privet)
• Samoan – Talofa (formal), Malo
• Scottish - Howzitgaun
• Shanghainese – Здраво (Zhdravo)
• Spanish – Hola
• Swahili – Jambo?
• Swedish – Tja, Hej, God Dag
• Swiss – Hallo, Grüezi (formal)
• Taiwanese – Li-Ho
• Turkish – Merhaba Selam
• Ukrainian - Pryvit
• Uzbek – Salom, Assalomu Alaykum (formal)
• Vietnamese - Xin Chào

• Albanian - Faleminderit
• Arabic - (shukran) شكرا
• Armenian (eastern) - մերսի (Mersi)
• Armenian (western) – Մերսի: (Mersee)
• Belarussian - Дзякуй (Dziakuy)
• Bosnian – Hvala
• Bulgarian - Благодаря (blagodarya)
• Chinese (Cantonese) - 多謝 (dòjeh)
• Chinese (Mandarin) - 謝謝 [谢谢] (xièxie)
• Croatian - Hvala
• Czech - Dĕkuji
• Danish – Tak
• Egyptian - (shukrān) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ
• Fijian – Vinaka
• Finnish - Kiitos
• French – Merci
• Georgian - გმადლობთ (gmadlobth)
• German – Danke
• Greek - Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó )
• Haitian Creole – Mesi
• Hawaiian – Mahalo
• Hebrew – רב תודות (rav todot)
• Hindi - धन्यवाद (dhanyavād)
• Hungarian - Köszi
• Icelandic – Takk
• Indonesian - Makasih ya
• Irish (gaelic) - Go raibh maith agat
• Italian – Grazie
• Japanese - arigatou (ありがとう)
• Kazakh - Рахмет (Raxmet)
• Korean - 감사합니다 (kamsahamnida)
• Latin - Gratias tibi ago
• Latvian – Paldies
• Lithuanian - Dėkoju
• Macedonian - Благодарам (Blagodaram)
• Moldovan - Мулцумеск (mulcumesk)
• Mongolian - Баярлалаа (Bayarlalaa)
• Norwegian - Takk
• Polish - Dziękuję
• Portuguese – Obregado
• Romanian – Mersi
• Russian - Спасибо (Spasiba)
• Samoan - Fa'afetai
• Scottish (gaelic) - Tapadh leat
• Shanghainese - 谢谢 (shiazia)
• Spanish – Gracias
• Swahili – Asante
• Swedish – Tack
• Swiss – Merci
• Taiwanese - 多謝(to-sia)
• Turkish – Teşekkürler
• Ukrainian - Дякую (Diakuju)
• Uzbek - Rahmat
• Vietnamese - Cảm ơn ông (m), Cảm ơn bà (f)

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