“Greetings” are a fundamental part of human interaction. The way we greet each other can convey respect, warmth, and open the door to communication. From a casual ‘hello’ to a formal salutation, each culture has its unique way of saying greetings. Here, we explore the simple yet diverse expressions of greeting across a wide array of languages, helping you connect with people from different parts of the world.
Here’s how to say “greetings” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Përshëndetje | Pronunciation: Pur-shen-det-ye
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – السلام عليكم (As-salamu alaykum) | Pronunciation: As-sa-la-mu alay-kum
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Բարև (Barev) | Pronunciation: Bah-rev
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Salam | Pronunciation: Sa-lam
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Kaixo | Pronunciation: Kai-sho
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Вітаю (Vitayu) | Pronunciation: Vee-ta-yu
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – নমস্কার (Nomoskar) | Pronunciation: No-mo-skar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Zdravo | Pronunciation: Zdra-vo
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Здравей (Zdravey) | Pronunciation: Zdra-vey
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Hola | Pronunciation: O-la
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Ahoj | Pronunciation: Ah-hoy
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Hej | Pronunciation: Hay
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Hallo | Pronunciation: Hal-lo
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Hello | Pronunciation: Hel-lo
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Tere | Pronunciation: Teh-re
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: Sa-lam
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hei | Pronunciation: Hey
- French (🇫🇷) – Bonjour | Pronunciation: Bon-zhoor
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გამარჯობა (Gamarjoba) | Pronunciation: Ga-mar-jo-ba
- German (🇩🇪) – Hallo | Pronunciation: Hal-lo
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γειά σου (Geia sou) | Pronunciation: Yia sou
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שלום (Shalom) | Pronunciation: Sha-lom
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-te
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Szia | Pronunciation: See-ah
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Halló | Pronunciation: Ha-lo
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Halo | Pronunciation: Ha-lo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Dia dhuit | Pronunciation: Dee-a gwit
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ciao | Pronunciation: Chao
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – こんにちは (Konnichiwa) | Pronunciation: Kon-ni-chi-wa
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be) | Pronunciation: Sa-lem-et-siz be
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ជំរាបសួរ (Chomreabsuor) | Pronunciation: Chom-reab-suor
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo) | Pronunciation: An-nyeong-ha-se-yo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – سڵاو (Silav) | Pronunciation: Si-lav
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Саламатсызбы (Salamatsyzby) | Pronunciation: Sa-la-mat-syz-by
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີ (Sabaidee) | Pronunciation: Sa-bai-dee
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sveiki | Pronunciation: Svey-ki
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Labas | Pronunciation: La-bas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Moien | Pronunciation: Moy-en
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Здраво (Zdravo) | Pronunciation: Zdra-vo
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Selamat | Pronunciation: Se-la-mat
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Hello | Pronunciation: Hel-lo
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) | Pronunciation: Nee how
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – नमस्कार (Namaskar) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-kar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Сайн уу (Sain uu) | Pronunciation: Sain uu
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-te
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Hei | Pronunciation: Hay
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – سلام (Salaam) | Pronunciation: Sa-laam
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: Sa-lam
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Cześć | Pronunciation: Chesht
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Olá | Pronunciation: Oh-la
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Bună | Pronunciation: Boo-na
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Привет (Privet) | Pronunciation: Pree-vyet
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Здраво (Zdravo) | Pronunciation: Zdra-vo
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ආයුබෝවන් (Ayubowan) | Pronunciation: A-yu-bo-wan
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ahoj | Pronunciation: Ah-hoy
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Živjo | Pronunciation: Zhee-vyo
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Salaam | Pronunciation: Sa-laam
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Hola | Pronunciation: O-la
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Jambo | Pronunciation: Jam-bo
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Hej | Pronunciation: Hey
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Салом (Salom) | Pronunciation: Sa-lom
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) | Pronunciation: Va-nak-kam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నమస్కారం (Namaskaram) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-ka-ram
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดี (Sawasdee) | Pronunciation: Sa-was-dee
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Merhaba | Pronunciation: Mer-ha-ba
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Привіт (Pryvit) | Pronunciation: Pree-veet
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – السلام علیکم (As-salamu alaykum) | Pronunciation: As-sa-la-mu alay-kum
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Салом (Salom) | Pronunciation: Sa-lom
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Xin chào | Pronunciation: Sin chow
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Helo | Pronunciation: He-lo