“Namaste” is a common and respectful greeting in many cultures, primarily used in India. It’s a word that conveys deep respect, often accompanied by a slight bow and hands pressed together. But how do we say “Namaste” in other languages? Here’s a fascinating list of how to greet someone with “Namaste” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Përshëndetje | Pronunciation: Pur-shen-det-yeh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مرحبا (Marhaban) | Pronunciation: Mar-ha-ban
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Բարեւ (Barev) | Pronunciation: Bah-rev
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Salam | Pronunciation: Sah-lahm
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Kaixo | Pronunciation: Kai-sho
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Прывітанне (Pryvitannie) | Pronunciation: Pri-vee-tan-nye
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – নমস্কার (Nomoskar) | Pronunciation: No-mos-kar
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Zdravo | Pronunciation: Zdrah-voh
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Здравейте (Zdravejte) | Pronunciation: Zdra-vey-teh
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Hola | Pronunciation: Oh-lah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Ahoj | Pronunciation: Ah-hoy
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Hej | Pronunciation: Hi
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Hallo | Pronunciation: Hah-lo
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Hello | Pronunciation: Heh-loh
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Tere | Pronunciation: Teh-reh
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: Sah-lahm
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hei | Pronunciation: Hey
- French (🇫🇷) – Bonjour | Pronunciation: Bon-zhoor
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გამარჯობა (Gamarjoba) | Pronunciation: Gah-mar-joh-bah
- German (🇩🇪) – Hallo | Pronunciation: Hah-loh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Γειά σου (Yia sou) | Pronunciation: Yah soo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שלום (Shalom) | Pronunciation: Sha-lohm
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-teh
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Helló | Pronunciation: Heh-loh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Halló | Pronunciation: Ha-loh
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Halo | Pronunciation: Hah-loh
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Dia dhuit | Pronunciation: Dee-ah gwit
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Ciao | Pronunciation: Chow
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – こんにちは (Konnichiwa) | Pronunciation: Kon-nee-chee-wah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сәлем (Sälem) | Pronunciation: Sah-lem
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សួស្តី (Suostei) | Pronunciation: Soo-uh-sday
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo) | Pronunciation: An-nyeong-ha-se-yo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Slaw | Pronunciation: Slahw
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Салам (Salam) | Pronunciation: Sah-lahm
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີ (Sabaidee) | Pronunciation: Sah-bai-dee
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sveiki | Pronunciation: Svay-kee
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Labas | Pronunciation: Lah-bahs
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Moien | Pronunciation: Moy-en
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Здраво (Zdravo) | Pronunciation: Zdrah-voh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Salam | Pronunciation: Sah-lahm
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Bongu | Pronunciation: Bon-goo
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) | Pronunciation: Nee how
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – नमस्कार (Namaskar) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-kar
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Сайн байна уу (Sain baina uu) | Pronunciation: Sain bain-uu
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: Na-mas-teh
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Hei | Pronunciation: Hey
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: Sah-lahm
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Cześć | Pronunciation: Chesht
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Olá | Pronunciation: Oh-lah
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Salut | Pronunciation: Sah-loot
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) | Pronunciation: Zdra-stvooy-tye
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Здраво (Zdravo) | Pronunciation: Zdrah-voh
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ආයුබෝවන් (Ayubowan) | Pronunciation: Ah-yu-bo-wan
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ahoj | Pronunciation: Ah-hoy
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Zdravo | Pronunciation: Zdrah-voh
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Salaan | Pronunciation: Sah-lahn
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Hola | Pronunciation: Oh-lah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Habari | Pronunciation: Ha-bah-ree
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Hej | Pronunciation: Hey
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Салом (Salom) | Pronunciation: Sah-lohm
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) | Pronunciation: Vah-nah-kahm
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నమస్కారం (Namaskaram) | Pronunciation: Nah-mah-ska-ram
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดี (Sawasdee) | Pronunciation: Sa-wah-dee
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Merhaba | Pronunciation: Mehr-hah-bah
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Привіт (Pryvit) | Pronunciation: Pri-veet
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: Sah-lahm
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Salom | Pronunciation: Sah-lohm
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Xin chào | Pronunciation: Sin chow
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Helo | Pronunciation: Heh-lo
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Sawubona | Pronunciation: Sah-woo-boh-nah