How to Say Hello in Different Languages

Say hello in Albanian: Hello in Albanian is ”Tungjatjeta”, pronounced “toon-jah-TYEH-tah”, which literally means “long life”. The short, informal way of greeting is ”Tung”, pronounced “toong”. Albanian is spoken mainly in Albania and Kosovo, although the language is also spoken in other Balkan regions.

Say hello in Basque: ”kaixo” (pronounced kai-show), ”egun on” (good morning; .pronounced egg-un own), ”gau on” (hello. evening; pronounced gow own)

Say hello in Belarusian: Hello in Belarusian is Вiтаю , pronounced vee-tie-yu . Belarusian is the official language of Belarus, but is also spoken in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

Say hello in Breton: Hello in Breton is degemer mad . Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany in northwestern France.

Say hello in Bulgarian: Hello in Bulgarian is ”zdravei” when speaking to one person and ”zdraveite” when speaking to many people. ”Zdrasti” is an informal greeting.

Say hello in Bosnian: Hello in Bosnian is dobar dan , pronounced “DOH-bahr dahn”. Another informal greeting is ”zdravo”, pronounced “ZDRAH-voh” or merhaba , pronounced “MEHR-hah bah”. Bosnian is the official language of Bosnia and is essentially the same as Croatian and Serbian. All three languages were Serbo-Croatian before Yugoslavia split.

Say hello in Catalan: Hello in Catalan is hpa , pronounced “o-la”. ”Bon dia”, pronounced “bon dee-ah” means “good morning”, ”bona tarda”, pronounced “bona tahr-dah” means “good afternoon”, and ”bona nit”, pronounced “bona neet” means “good night”. You can also say simply ”bones”, pronounced ‘bo-nahs’ for a friendly greeting.

Say hello in Croatian: Hello in Croatian is bok . ”Dobro jutro” means good morning, ”dobar dan” means good day, ”dobra večer” means good evening and ”laku noć” means Good night.

Say hello in Czech: Hello in Czech is dobrý den , pronounced “DOH-bree dehn”. The informal greeting is ”ahoj , pronounced “ahoy”. Czech is a Slovak language that can be understood as Slovak.

Say hello in Danish: Hello in Danish is ”hallo”, or informal hello is hej , pronounced “hi”. Danish is a Scandinavian language spoken in Denmark and parts of Greenland.

Say hello in Dutch: Hello in Dutch is ”goedendag”, pronounced choodendach (ch is the same as in loch, but clearer), or simply “hallo”. ”Hoi”, which means ‘hi’ is also used to greet informally. Dutch belongs to the group of languages commonly spoken in northwestern Europe in the Netherlands and northern Belgium.

Say hello in American English: Informal greetings in American English are ”hi”, ”hey” and yo .

Say hello in British English: How to say hello instead of hello in British English includes ”How do you do?”, ”Good Morning”, ”Good Afternoon”, ”Good Evening”’ , more informal greetings include ”watchya”, ”alright”, ”hi” and hiya .

Say hello in Estonian: Hello in Estonian is tere , pronounced “TEHR-reh”. Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Estonia. This language is closely related to Finnish.

Say hello in Finnish: Hello in Finnish is hyvää päivää , pronounced “HUU-vaa PIGH-vaa”. More informal greetings are ”moi”, ”terve” and hei . Finnish is a Finno-Ugric language spoken mainly in Finland and the Finnish diaspora in Scandinavia.

Say hello in French: Hello in French is bonjour , pronounced “bohn-ZHOOR”. A more informal greeting is salut , pronounced “sah-LUU”.

Say hello in Frisian: Hello in Frisian is ”goeie dei”, or simply goeie . Frisian is the language spoken in the northern part of the Netherlands.

Say hello in Irish: ”Dia duit” is pronounced “dee-ah gwitch”, which literally means “God bless you”.

Say hello in Georgian: Hello in Georgian is გამარჯობა , pronounced “gah-mahr-joh-bah”. Georgian is the official language of Georgia.

Say hello in German: Hello in German is guten tag , pronounced “gootan taag”. A more informal greeting is hallo and tag , pronounced “tahg”.

Say hello in Austrian and German Bavaria: Hello is grüß Gott , pronounced “gruess got”. You can give a cordial greeting as ”servus”, pronounced “zair-voos”, which also means goodbye.

Say hello in North German: ”moin” or ”moin moin” (pronounced moyn), in addition moinsen

Say hello in Swiss German: ”hallo” (informal), ”grüezi” (formal, pronounced like grew-tsi), ”grüessech” (formal, used in Canton of Berne, pronounced growe-thech)

Say hello in Greek: Hello in Greek is ”Γεια σας”, pronounced “YAH sahss” and literally meaning “good health.” A more informal greeting is Γεια σου , pronounced The sound is “YAH soo”.

Say hello in Hungarian: Hello in Hungarian is jó napot , pronounced “yoe naupote”. A more informal greeting is ”szervusz”, pronounced “sairvoose” and szia , pronounced “seeya”. Hungarian is also known as the “Magyar” language.

Say hello in Icelandic: Hello in Icelandic is góðan dag , pronounced “gothan dahg”. You can also say hæ , pronounced “two”.

Say hello in Italian: Hello in Italian is buon giorno , pronounced “bwohn geeornoh”. More informal greetings are ”ciò”, pronounced chow (used with relatives or friends), and “salve”, pronounced salvay.

Say hello in Latin: Hello in Latin is ”salve”, pronounced “sal-way”, when greeting someone. ”Salvete”, pronounced ‘sal-way-tay’ is used when greeting many people.

Say hello in Latvian: Hello in Latvian is ”Sveika”, pronounced “SVYEH-kah”, when greeting a woman. ”Sveiks”, pronounced “SVEH-eeks” is used when greeting men.

Say hello in Lithuanian: Hello in Lithuanian is laba diena . ”Sveikas”, pronounced “SVAY-kahs” is used when greeting men informally, while ”sveika”, pronounced “say-kAH” is used when greeting women informally. female. ”Labas”, pronounced “LAH-bahs” means “hello”.

Say hello in Luxembourgish: Hello in Luxembourgish is moïen , pronounced “MOY-en”.

Say hello in Macedonian: Hello in Macedonian is Здраво , pronounced “zdravo”.

Say hello in Maltese: Maltese has no specific hello word, but most people say “aw gbien” pronounced “Aaw Jbiiin” or “bongu” pronounced “Bonjoo” which means good morning

Say hello in Neapolitan: Hello in Neapolitan is ”cia” or father .

Say hello in Northern Sami: Hello in Northern Sami is ”Bures”, more informally bures bures .

Say hello in Norwegian: Hello in Norwegian is ”god dag”, which literally means ‘have a nice day’. A more informal greeting is ”hei”, pronounced “” hay”, which means “hello”.

Say hello in Polish: Hello in Polish is dzień dobry , pronounced “jeyn dob-ry”. A more informal greeting is cześć , pronounced “cheshch”.

Say hello in Portuguese : Hello in Portuguese is pá , pronounced “oh-LAH”. More informal greetings are ”oi”, ”boas” and hello .

Say hello in Romanian: A cordial greeting in Romanian is “bună”, pronounced “BOO-nuh”, or salut , pronounced “sah-LOOT”. You can also use ”bună dimineața” (formal; good morning), ”bună ziua” (formal; daytime), ”bună seara” (formal; evening).

Say hello in Russian: Hello in Russian is ”zdravstvuyte”, pronounced “ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh” and spelled “здравствуйте”. A more informal greeting is ”privet!”, pronounced “pree-vyet” and spelled “привет”.

Say hello in Scanian: Hello in Scanian is haja . ”Hallå” is a more informal greeting, while ”go’da” is more formal.

Say hello in Serbian: Hello in Serbian is zdravo , pronounced “ZDRAH-voh”. A more informal greeting is ćao , pronounced “chow”.

Say hello in Slovak: Hello in Slovak is dobrý deň , pronounced “dOH-bree deñ”. A more informal greeting is ”ahoj”, pronounced “ahoy”, ”čau”, pronounced “chow” and dobrý , pronounced “dOH-bree”.

Say hello in Slovenian: Hello in Slovenian is ”živjo”, pronounced “ZHEE-vyoh” or zdravo , pronounced “ZDRAH-voh”.

Say hello in Spanish: Hello in Spanish is ”hpa”, pronounced with a silent ‘h’ as “o-la”. You can also say hello hello . ”Qué onda”, pronounced ‘keh ondah’, is a phrase used in South America to mean ‘what’s up.’ ”Qué pasa” is a phrase used in Spanish to mean is “what’s up”. ”Buenos dias” means ‘good morning’, ”buenas tardes” means good afternoon and ”buenas noches” means good evening/good night.

Say hello in Swedish: Hello in Swedish is god dag . You can also informally greet tja , pronounced “sha” or hej , pronounced “hey”.

Say hello in Turkish: Hello in Turkish merhaba , pronounced “mehr hah bah”. A more informal greeting is selam , pronounced “sell um”.

Say hello in Ukrainian: Hello in Ukrainian is dobriy den , pronounced “DOH-brihy dehn”. A more informal greeting is pryvit , pronounced “prih-VEET”.

Say hello in Welsh: Hello in Welsh helo . A more informal greeting is ”shwmae”, pronounced “shoe-my” (used in South Wales) and ”sut mae”, pronounced “sit my” (used in North Wales) ).

Say hello in Yiddish: Hello in Yiddish is ”shpem aleikhem” which literally means ‘peace be upon you’. You can also say ”borokhim aboyem” or ”gut morgn”’ , means “good morning”, ”gutn ovnt”, means “good evening”, ”gutn tog” means “good day” and ”gut shabbos” refers to used on Holy Days.

Say hello in Bengali: Hello in Bengali is namaskaar .

Say hello in Bodo: Hello in Bodo is wai or oi or oye .

Say hello in Tai or Shan: Hello in Tai or Shan is “Mau-Soong-Kha”.

Say hello in Burmese: Hello in Burmese is mingalarba .

Say hello in Cambodian: Hello in Cambodian is chum reap suor , pronounced “jum reap sour”. A more informal greeting is ”sous-dey .

Say hello in Chinese: In Cantonese and Mandarin, hello is written as你好. In Cantonese the word is pronounced ne ho or lay ho . In Mandarin this word is pronounced “nee how”. In Mandarin you can also say ”早上好” or ”zǎo shang hǎo”早上好” or ”zǎo shang hǎo” which means “good morning”, pronounced “dsao shung”. haw”. In Taiwan, the word is uncommon and it is more common to use the shorter plum-stem 早zǎo , pronounced “dsao”.

Say hello in Dzongkha: Hello in Dzongkha is kuzu-zangpo . This is the language spoken in Bhutan.

Say hello in Gujarati: Hello in Gujarati is Namaste , Namaskaar or Kemcho .

Say hello in Hindi: Hello in Hindi is नमस्ते , namaste , pronounced “nuh-muh-STAY”.

Say hello in Indonesian: Hello in Indonesian is simply ”halo” or, more informally, he , pronounced “hey”. The most formal greeting is “mari” but is only used to say hello when meeting other people.

Say hello in Japanese : Hello in Japanese is こんにちはkonnichi ha , pronounced “ko-n-ni-chi-wa”. You can also say ”doumo”, pronounced “doh-moh” which is a friendly way of saying thank you/hello.

Say hello in Kannada: Hello in Kannada is namaskara .

Say hello in Kazakh: Hello in Kazakh is ”Salem” (when you talk to someone the same age or younger). A more polite greeting (usually for adults) is “Assalamu Aleikum”. When greeted first, you should respond with “Wa Aleikum Esselam”. ”Kalay zhagday” (How are you?)

Say hello in Konkani: Hello in Konkani is ”Namaskar” or ”Namaskaru” (”Hello”, formal)’, ”Dev baro dis div” (”Saint’) God bless you have a good day”, (intimate)

Say hello in Korean: Hello in Korean is 안녕하세요 , pronounced ahn nyeong ha se yo . You can also say ”안녕”, pronounced ”ahn nyeong”’안녕”, pronounced ”ahn nyeong” which is more informal and can be used to say goodbye.

Say hello in Lao: Hello in Lao sabaidee , pronounced “sa-bai-dee”.

Say hello in Malayalam: Hello in Malayalam is namaskkaram .

Say hello in Malay: Hello in Malay is ”selamat datang”, pronounced “seh-la-mat dah-tang”, which also means “welcome.” You can also say ”apa khabar”, pronounced ‘a-pa ka-bar’, also means ‘what’s up’. ”Hai”, pronounced ‘hi’ is an informal way to say hello.

Say hello in Marathi: Hello in Marathi is namaskar .

Say hello in Mongolian: Hello in Mongolian is sain baina uu? , pronounced “saa-yen baya-nu”. A more informal way to say hello than sain uu? , pronounced “say-noo”.

Say hello in Nepali Bhasha: Hello in Nepali Bhasha is ज्वजलपा , pronounced “jwa-jalapa”.

Say hello in Nepali: Hello in Nepali is namaskar (नमस्कार) or namaste (नमस्ते). A more informal greeting is ”ke cha”(के छ) or ”kasto cha”के छ) or ”kasto cha”(कस्तो छ), which literally translates to “What is it?” and “How’s it going”.

Say hello in Odia: Hello in Odia is namashkaar .

Say hello in Punjabi: Hello in Punjabi is ”sat sri akaal ji”, or more informally sat sri akal .

Say hello in Rajasthani (Marwari): Hello in Rajasthani is khamma ghani sa or ram ram sa .

Say hello in Sinhala: Hello in Sinhala is ”a`yubowan”, pronounced “au-bo-wan” which means “long live.” You can also say ”kohomada?’ ‘, pronounced “ko-ho-ma-da”, means “how are you?”

Say hello in Taiwanese (Hokkien): Hello in Taiwanese is Li-ho .

Say hello in Tamil: Hello in Tamil is vanakkam .

Say hello in Telugu: Hello in Telugu is ”namaskaram” or ”baagunnara”, which means “how are you?”

Say hello in Thai: Hello in Thai is ”sawa dee-ka”, when a woman speaks, or ”sawa dee-krap” when a man speaks.

Say hello in the Lhasa dialect of Tibet: Hello in Tibetan is tashi delek .

Say hello in the Amdo dialect of Tibet: Hello is for demo .

Say hello in Uzbek: Hello in Uzbek is Assalomu Alaykum . A more informal greeting is salom .

Say hello in Urdu: Hello in Urdu is adaab or salam or as salam alei kum .

Say hello in Vietnamese: Hello in Vietnamese is hello , pronounced “sin CHOW”.

Say hello in Filipino: Hello in Filipino is “Kamusta”, pronounced “ka-mus-ta”.

Say hello in Afrikaans: Hello in Afrikaans is simply hallo pronounced “hu-llo”. Afrikaans are spoken in South Africa and Namibia, along with some areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Say hello in Amhara: Hello in Amhara is ”tena yistelegn”, pronounced “teen-as-tell-an”, which is formal. You can also informally say hello to selam, pronounced “sall-aam”. Amharic is a Semitic language and the official administrative language of Ethiopia.

Say hello in Chichewa: Hello in Chichewa is ”moni bambo!” for men and ”moni mayi!” for women. ”Muribwanji”, pronounced “moori-bwanji” is often used for general greetings. Chichewa is also known as Nyanja and is the national language of Malawi. The language is also spoken in Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Say hello in Chubby: Hello in Chubby is shabe yabebabe yeshe . Chubby is the Somali language.

Say hello in Dioula: Hello in Dioula is in-i-che . This language is spoken in the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Say hello in Edo: Hello in Edo is kóyo . This language is spoken in Nigeria.

Say hello in Hausa: The formal way to greet a Muslim in Hausa is salama alaikum . A more informal greeting is sannu . Hausa is one of the widely spoken African languages with about 34 million people. The language is spoken mainly in Nigeria and Niger, but is also used as a lingua franca in many other African countries.

Say hello in Igbo: Hello in Igbo is ndêwó , pronounced “in-DEEH-WO”. Igbo is spoken by the Igbo people in Southeastern Nigeria.

Say hello in Lingala: Hello in Lingala is mbote . Lingala is the Bantu language spoken in the Congo.

Say hello in Northern Sotho: Hello in North Sotho is ”dumelang” when greeting many people and ”dumela” when greeting one person. Northern Sotho is the Bantu language spoken in South Africa.

Say hello in Oshikwanyama: Saying hello in Oshikwanyama differs depending on whether you are greeting a man or a woman. To the woman you would say wa uhala po, meme? . To a man you would say wa uhala po, tate? . A more informal greeting is ”ongaipi?”, which translates to “how are you?” Oshikwanyama is also known as Kwanyama for short and is the national language of Namibia and Angpa.

Say hello in Oromo: Hello in Oromo is asham . You can say ”akkam?”, which means “how are you?” and ”nagaa”, meaning “peace.” Oromo is an Afro-Asian language spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia and northern Kenya.

Say hello in Swahili: Hello in Swahili is ”jambo” or ”hujambo”, which translates to “how are you?”. You can also say ”habari gani”, which means “have you got any news?” Swahili is a Bantu language spoken by the Swahili community in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Republic of Democratic Congo.

Say hello in Tarifit: Hello in Tarific is ”Azul”, which literally means ‘peace’. You can also say “pa” which is the modern form of the Spanish “Hpa”, the Tarifit is used by 8 million people in Arrif (North Africa) and Europe.

Say hello in Tigrinya: Hello in Tigrinya is ”selam” which literally means ‘peace.’ You can also say ”haderkum” which means “good morning” and ” t’ena yehabeley” means “good health”. This language is spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Say hello in Tshiluba: Hello in Tshiluba is moyo . Tshiluba, also known as Luba-Kasai, is a Bantu language and one of the national languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Say hello in Tsonga: In Tsonga, you say ”minjhani” when greeting adults, but say ”kunjhani” when greeting people of the same age or younger. This language is spoken in South Africa.

Say hello in Yoruba: Hello in Yoruba varies depending on the time of day. ”E kaaro” means “good morning”, ”E kaasan” means “good afternoon”, ”E kaaale” means “good evening and ”O da aaro” ‘ means ‘good night’ Yoruba is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Yoruba people of West Africa.

Say hello in Zulu: Hello in Zulu is ”sawubona” when greeting one person or ”sanibonani” when greeting many people. ”Sawubona” translates to ‘we see you’ and you should respond with ”yebo”, which means “yes.” Zulu is the Bantu language spoken in South Africa.

Say hello in Arabic: Hello in Arabic is As-salām ‘alaykum . This is a formal greeting that literally translates to “be at peace.” Other common informal greetings are mar-ha-ban” and ahlan.Arabic is widely spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Say hello in Armenian: ”Barev dzez” is a formal greeting in Armenian, while ”Barev” is a cordial greeting. Armenian is spoken in the Armenian SSR, as well as in the large diaspora Armenian community.

Say hello in Azerbaijani: Hello in Azerbaijani is salam , pronounced “sa-lam”.

Say hello in Egyptian Arabic: The formal greeting in Egyptian Arabic is is salām ‘alaykum. The informal greeting is “ahlan”.

Say hello in Hebrew: Hello in Hebrew is shalom . This word also means “goodbye” and “peace.” More informal greetings include ”hi” and ”ma korae?”, which literally means ‘what’s wrong’ or ‘what’s up.

Say hello in Kurdish: Hello in Kurdish is silaw , pronounced “slaw”. The Kurdish language is spoken by about 30 million Kurds in Western Asia.

Say hello in Pasho: In Pashto, an Iranian language (like Kurdish and Persian) belonging to Afghanistan, you greet with “pakheyr” or “khe chare.” The common Muslim greeting, “as-salaamu’ alaykum” is also used.

Say hello in Persian: Hello in Persian is salaam or do-rood . The word ”salaam” is an acronym for ”as-salaam-o-aleykum”, as in the entire Muslim class.

Say hello in Alibamu: Hello in Alibamu is chikáma . This is the Native American language of the southeast.

Say hello in Cayuga: Hello in Cayuga is scan noh . This is the Northern Iroquois language.

Say hello in Cree: Hello in Cree is tansi , pronounced “tawnsay”. Cree is an Algonquian language spoken by Indians throughout Canada.

Say hello in Haida: Hello is kii-te-daas a . This language is spoken on Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands), Canada.

Say hello in Hopi: Hello in Hopi is ha’u , pronounced “hah-uh”. However this word is not used as often as in English. The traditional greeting is ”um waynuma?”, which literally translates to “are you here?” Hopi is the Uto-Aztec language spoken by the Hopi people of northeastern Arizona, United States.

Say hello in Kanien’kéha: Hello in Kanien’kéha is Kwe kwe , pronounced “gway gway”. Kanien’kéha is an Iroquois language spoken by the Mohawks of North America.

Say hello in Nahuatl: Hello in Nahuatl is nano toka , pronounced “NA-no TO-kah”. Nahuatl is a Uto-Aztec language spoken by the Nahua people of Central Mexico.

Say hello in Navajo: Hello in Navajo is yá’át’ééh , pronounced “yah-at-eh”. The word also means “good.” Navajo is an Athabaskan language spoken by the Navajo people primarily of the southwestern United States. Navajo is the most commonly spoken Native American language north of the U.S. border- Mexico.

Say hello in A’Leamona: Hello in A’Leamona is tel nìdo , pronounced “tehl-neye-doe”. The literal meaning of the word is “have a nice day”.

Say hello in American Sign Language (ASL): To say “hello,” squeeze the fingers of your right hand, place your fingertips on your forehead, bring your palm out, and move your hand away from your forehead with a motion greetings.

Say hello in Bremnian: Hello in Bremnian is koali , pronounced “kowalee”.

Say hello in British Sign Language (BSL): Wave your dominant hand, from the center point to the outside with the palm facing the other person as the hand moves into a gesture of agreement (formal ‘Hello’ ), two thumbs up in agreement (Literally informal as ‘why?’)

Say hello in Cape Verdean Crepe: Hello is oi , pá , entao or bon dia . Cape Verdean Crepe is a Portuguese-based crepe used in the Cape Verde Islands.

Say hello in Chamorro: Hello in Chamorro is ”håfa adai” or, for short, håfa? . More informal greetings include howzzit bro/bran/prim/che’lu? and sup . Chamorro is a Spanish-influenced Austronesian language spoken in Guam, the United States territories, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Say hello in Cook Islands Maori: Hello is kia orana . Cook Islands Maori is the official language of the Cook Islands.

Say hello in Esperanto: The formal way of greeting in Esperanto is ”saluton”, a cordial greeting is sal . Esperanto is a combined auxiliary language created in the late 19th century as a means for politically neutral communicators of multiple languages.

Say hello in Fijian: The formal way of greeting in Fijian is bula Vinaka , pronounced ‘buh-la vina-kah’. The more informal way of greeting is bula Uro . Fijian is an Austronesian language spoken in Fiji.

Say hello in Hawaiian: Hello in Hawaiian is aloha , pronounced ah-low-ha . Hawaiian is a Ppynesian language spoken in Hawaii.

Say hello in Jamaican Patois: Hello in Jamaican Patois is ”whaa gwaan”, which literally means “what’s up?” ”Yes sah!” is another word used to greet others Jamaican Patois is a crepe language based on English under West African influence Language spoken on the island of Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora.

Say hello in Maldivian: The formal way of greeting in Maldivian is Assalaamu Alaikum . The informal greeting is ”Kihineh?”, which literally means “how?” Maldivian is the national language of the Maldives.

Say hello in Māori: Hello in Māori is kia ora , pronounced “kia o ra”. The word literally means “good luck” and is also used by English speakers in New Zealand.

Say hello in Marshallese: Hello in Marshallese is Iakwe , pronounced “YAH kway”. Many Marshallese also say ”Iakwe iakwe” for a more informal sound. To say good morning, say Iakwe in jiboñ , pronounced “YAH kway in jee BONG”. To say good night, say Iakwe in jota , pronounced “YAH kway in JO ta”. Marshallese is also known as Ebon, and is spoken in the Marshall Islands.

Say hello in Naokien: The formal greeting is ”atetgrealot”, the informal greeting is atetel .

Say hello in Niue: The formal way of greeting in Niuean is faka lofa lahi atu . Warm greeting is fakalofa . Niuean is a Ppynesian language closely related to Tongan. The language is spoken on the island of Niue, as well as the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Tonga.

Say hello in Palauan: Hello in Palauan is alii , pronounced “ah-lee”. Palauan is one of the official languages of the Republic of Palau in Micronesia.

Say hello in Samoan: The formal greeting in Samoan is ”talofa”, a cordial greeting is malo . Samoan is a Ppynesian language spoken on the Samoan Islands.

Say hello in Sulka: Say hello in Sulka depending on the time of day. In the morning you would say ”marot”, pronounced “mah-rote” (round r and long o). In the afternoon you will say ”mavlemas” (v is pronounced as a fricative), and in the evening you will say ”masegin’ (g is pronounced as a fricative). Sulka is the language spoken in Papua New Guinea. There are about 3000 speakers of this language.

Say hello in Tagalog: The word closest to hello in Tagalog is ”Kumustá?” which means “how are you?” (from the greeting in Spanish). However, Filipinos usually greet in English, using only the word “hello”. Tagalog is one of the main languages of the Filipino people.

Say hello in Tahitian: Hello in Tahitian is Ia orana , pronounced “yo-ra-nah”. Tahitian is spoken on the islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora and consists of only about 1000 words.

Say hello in Tetum: There are many ways to say hello in Tetum, depending on the time of day. ”Bondia” is used in the morning, ”botarde” is used in the afternoon and ”bonite” is used in the evening. Tetum is the national language of East Timor.

Say hello in Tonga: Hello in Tonga is Malo e lelei . Tongan is spoken in Tonga, a nation of 170 islands in Western Ppynesia.

Say hello in D’ni: Hello in D’ni is ”shorah”, which also means goodbye or peace. D’ni is the language created for the computer games Myst and Riven.

Say hello in Double Dutch: Hello in Double Dutch is Hutch-e-lul-lul-o . Other greetings include gug-oo-dud mum-o-rug-nun-i-nun-gug which means good morning, gug-oo-dud a-fuf-tut-e-rug-nun-oo-nun means good afternoon and gug-oo-dud e-vuv-e-nun-i-nun-gug means good evening. Double Dutch is a confusing language used mainly by English speakers.

Say hello in Gibberish: Hello in Gibberish is ”h-idiguh-el l-idiguh-o”, while a cordial hello is h-diguh-i . Gibberish is a secret language made up of confusing-sounding words used in a few English-speaking countries. Gibberish has several dialects.

Say hello in Klingon: ”NuqneH?”, pronounced “nook-neck”, literally “what do you want?”

Say hello in Na’vi: The informal greeting is ”Kaltxì”, pronounced “kal-T-ì” with emphasis on “T”. The formal greeting is Oel ngati kameie , pronounced “o-el nga-ti kamei-e”. The Na’vi language was created for the movie Avatar.

Say hello in Pirate: Instead of the traditional greeting, pirates often greet each other by saying ”Arrrguh”, pronounced “are-g-uh”, emphasizing “are”, usually with a sound r round. ”Ahoy Matey”, pronounced “ah-hoi mate-ey” is often used when greeting other pirates.

Say hello in Pig Latin: Hello in Pig Latin is ellohay . You can also say Eyhay means “hey”, and atswhay upay? means “what’s up?”. Pig Latin is a language game used mainly by English speakers.

Say hello in Ung Tongue: Hello in Ung Tongue is pronounced “Hung-ee-lung-lung-oh”. This is fictional language, just like Pig Latin.