Languages / Idiomas: A-K |
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Idioma |
Saludos |
Pronunciación |
Notas |
Arabic |
sabbah-el-khair |
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(good morning) |
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masaa-el-khair |
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(good evening) |
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Marhaba |
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(Hello) |
Armenian |
barev |
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or "parev" |
Bahamas |
hello |
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formal |
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hi |
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informal |
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heyello |
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informal |
Basque |
kaixo |
kai-show |
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egun on |
egg-un own |
morning |
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gau on |
gow own |
night |
Bavarian and Austrian German |
grüß Gott |
gruess gott |
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servus |
zair-voos |
informal; also means "goodbye" |
Bengali |
namaskar |
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Bulgarian |
zdraveite |
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zdrasti |
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informal |
Burmese |
mingalarbar |
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Catalan |
hola |
o-la |
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bon dia |
bon dee-ah |
good morning |
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bona tarda |
bona tahr-dah |
good afternoon |
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bona nit |
bona neet |
bona neet |
Chamorro |
hafa adai |
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hello/what's up? |
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hafa? |
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informal |
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howzzit bro/bran/prim/che'lu? |
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informal |
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sup? |
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informal |
Chichewa |
moni bambo! |
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to a male |
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moni mayi! |
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to a female |
Chinese (Cantonese) |
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nay ho |
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Chinese (Mandarin) |
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ni hau |
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Congo |
mambo |
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Croatian |
boke |
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informal |
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dobro jutro |
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morning |
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dobar dan |
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day |
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dobra većer |
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evening |
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laku noć |
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night |
Czech |
dobré ráno |
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until about 8 or 9 a.m |
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dobrý den |
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formal |
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dobrý večer |
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evening |
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ahoj |
ahoy |
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Danish |
hej |
hey |
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god dag |
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formal |
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god aften |
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evening; formal) |
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hejsa |
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very informal |
Dutch |
hoi |
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very informal |
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hallo |
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informal |
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goedendag |
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formal |
English |
hello |
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formal |
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hi |
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informal |
Esperanto |
saluton |
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Finnish |
hyvää päivää |
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formal |
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moi |
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informal |
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hei |
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informal |
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moro |
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Tamperensis |
French |
salut |
(silent "t") |
informal |
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bonjour |
(nasal vowel) |
formal, daytime |
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bonsoir |
(nasal vowel) |
good evening |
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bonne nuit |
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good night |
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ça va |
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"how are you?" |
Gaeilge |
dia duit |
dee-ah gwitch |
informal: "God be with you" |
Georgian |
gamardjoba |
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German |
hallo |
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informal |
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Guten Tag |
gootan tahg |
formal |
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Tag |
tahk |
very informal |
Gujarathi |
kem che |
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Greek |
yia sou |
yah-soo |
informal |
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yia sas |
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Hawaiian |
aloha |
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Hebrew |
shalom |
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"hello", "goodbye" and
"peace" |
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hi |
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informal |
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ma kore? |
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very informal: "whats
happening,""whats up" |
Hindi |
namaste |
na-mus-thei |
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kaise hain |
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a little formal |
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kaise ho |
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more informal, familiar |
Hindustani |
namaste |
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Hungarian, Magyar |
jo napot |
yoh naput |
daytime; formal |
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szervusz |
sairvoose |
informal |
Icelandic |
góðan dag |
gothan dagg |
formal |
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hæ |
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informal |
Igbo |
nde-ewo |
enday aywo |
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nna-ewo |
enna wo |
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Indonesian |
selamat pagi |
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morning |
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selamat siang |
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afternoon |
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selamat malam |
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Italian |
ciào |
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informal: also means
"goodbye" |
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salve |
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buon giorno |
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morning: formal |
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buon pomeriggio |
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afternoon: formal |
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buona sera |
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evening; formal |
Japanese |
ohayou gozaimasu |
o-ha-yo go-zai-mass |
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konnichi wa |
ko-nee-chee-wa |
daytime or afternoon |
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konban wa |
gong-ban-wa |
evening |
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moshi moshi |
moh-shee moh-shee |
when answering the phone |
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doumo |
doh-moh |
informal way of greeting,
but means countless other
things as well |
Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) |
kwe kwe |
gway gway |
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Kannada |
namaskara |
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Klingon |
nuqneH? |
nook-neck |
literally: "what do you
want?" |
Korean |
ahn nyeong ha se yo |
ahn-yan-ha-say-yo |
formal |
Kurdish |
choni |
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roj bahsh |
rohzj bahsh |
day |
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Languages / Idiomas: L-T |
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Language |
Greeting |
How to Pronounce |
Notes |
Lao |
sabaidee |
sa-bai-dee |
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Latin (Classical) |
salve |
sal-way |
when talking to one person |
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salvete |
sal-way-tay |
when talking to more than
one person |
Latvian |
labdien |
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sveiki |
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chau |
chow |
informal |
Lingala |
mbote |
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Lithuanian |
laba diena |
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formal |
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labas |
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sveikas |
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informal; when speaking to a
male |
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sveika |
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informal; when speaking to a
female |
Local Hawaiian Pidgin |
sup braddah |
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Luxembourgish |
moïen |
MOY-en |
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Malayalam |
namaskkaram |
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Maltese |
merħba |
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"welcome" |
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bonġu |
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morning |
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bonswa |
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evening |
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il-lejl it-tajjeb |
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evening |
Maori |
kia ora |
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Marathi |
namaskar |
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Mongolia |
sain baina uu? |
saa-yen baya-nu |
formal |
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sain uu? |
say-noo |
informal |
Nahuatl |
niltze |
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hao |
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Navajo |
ya'at'eeh |
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Nepali |
namaskar |
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namaste |
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k cha |
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informal |
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kasto cha |
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Northern German |
moin moin |
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Northern Shoto |
dumelang |
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Norwegian |
hei |
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hi |
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hallo |
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hello |
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heisann |
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hi there |
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halloisen |
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very informal |
Oshikwanyama |
wa uhala po, meme? |
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to a female; response is
"ee" |
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wa uhala po, tate? |
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to a male; response is "ee" |
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nawa tuu? |
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formal; response is "ee" |
Persian |
salaam |
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As in other Islamic
societies, an abbreviation
for "as-salaam-o-aleykum."
"Do-rood," also, means
"hello." |
Polish |
dzień dobry |
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formal |
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witaj |
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hello |
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cześć |
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hi |
Portuguese |
oi |
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informal |
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boas |
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informal |
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olá |
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informal |
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alô |
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informal |
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bom dia |
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good morning |
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boa tarde |
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good afternoon |
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boa noite |
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good evening |
Rajasthani (Marwari) |
Ram Ram |
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Romanian |
salut |
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buna dimineata |
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formal: morning |
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buna ziua |
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formal: daytime |
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buna seara |
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formal: evening |
Russian |
privet |
pree-VYET |
informal |
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zdravstvuyte |
ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh |
formal |
Samoan |
talofa |
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formal |
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malo |
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(informal) |
Scanian |
haja |
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universal |
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hallå |
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informal |
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go'da |
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formal |
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go'maren |
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morning |
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go'aften |
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evening |
Senegal |
salamaleikum |
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Serbian |
zdravo |
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informal |
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dobro jutro |
dobro yutro |
morning |
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dobar dan |
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afternoon |
Sinhala |
a`yubowan |
ar-yu-bo-wan |
meaning "long live" |
Slovak |
dobrý deň |
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formal |
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ahoj |
ahoy |
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čau |
chow |
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dobrý |
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informal abbreviation |
Slovenian |
živjo |
zhivyo |
informal |
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dobro jutro |
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morning |
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dober dan |
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afternoon |
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dober večer |
doh-bear vetch-air |
evening |
South African English |
hoezit |
howzit |
informal |
Spanish |
hola |
O-la |
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aló |
a-LO |
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qué pasa |
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informal |
Swahili |
jambo |
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Swedish |
hej |
hey |
informal |
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god dag |
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formal |
Swiss German |
grüzi |
grew-tsi |
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Tagalog (Pilipino -
Philippines) |
kumusta ka |
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"how are you?" |
Tahitian |
ia orana |
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Tamil |
vanakkam |
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Telugu |
namaskaram |
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baagunnara |
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formal: "How are you?" |
Tetum (Timor - Leste) |
bondia |
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morning |
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botarde |
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afternoon |
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bonite |
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evening |
Thai |
sawa dee-ka |
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said by a female |
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sawa dee-krap |
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said by a male |
Tongan |
malo e leilei |
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Tsonga (South Africa) |
minjhani |
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when greeting adults |
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kunjhani |
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when greeting peers or
juniors |
Turkish |
merhaba |
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formal |
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naber? |
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Informal |
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Languages / Idiomas: U-Z |
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Language |
Greeting |
How to Pronounce |
Notes |
Ukranian |
dobriy ranuke |
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formal: afternoon |
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dobriy deyn |
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formal: afternoon |
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dobriy vechir |
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formal: evening |
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pryvit |
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informal |
Urdu |
adaab |
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Vietnamese |
Vietnamese |
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Welsh (North Wales) |
shwmai |
shoe-my |
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Yiddish |
sholem aleikhem |
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"may peace be unto you" |
Zulu |
sawubona |
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