How to Say Greetings in Other Languages

Afrikaans: Groete (KHROO-tuh)

Albanian: Përshëndetje (puhr-shuhn-DEH-tyeh)

Amharic: ሰላም (Selam) (seh-LAHM)

Arabic: تحيات (Tahiyaat) (tah-hee-YAAT)

Armenian: Բարեւ (Barev) (bah-REV)

Azerbaijani: Salam (sah-LAHM)

Basque: Agur (AH-goor)

Belarusian: Прывітанне (Pryvitannie) (prih-vee-TAHN-nyeh)

Bengali: শুভেচ্ছা (Shubhechcha) (shoo-BETCH-chah)

Bosnian: Pozdrav (POHZ-drahv)

Bulgarian: Поздрави (Pozdravi) (POHZ-drah-vee)

Burmese: မင်္ဂလာပါ (Mingalaba) (min-gah-LAH-bah)

Catalan: Salutacions (sah-loo-tah-SYOHNS)

Cebuano: Greetings (GREET-ings)

Chinese (Cantonese): 問候 (Mahn hau) (muhn-HOW)

Chinese (Mandarin): 问候 (Wènhòu) (wuhn-HOH)

Croatian: Pozdrav (POHZ-drahv)

Czech: Pozdravy (POHZ-drah-vee)

Danish: Hilsner (HILS-ner)

Dutch: Groeten (KHROO-tuhn)

Estonian: Tervitused (TEHR-vee-too-sehd)

Finnish: Terveiset (TEHR-veh-seht)

French: Salutations (sah-loo-tah-SYOHN)

Galician: Saúdos (sow-DOHS)

Georgian: მისალმება (Mits’almeba) (mee-sahl-MEH-bah)

German: Grüße (GRUE-suh)

Greek: Χαιρετισμοί (Heretismoí) (khai-reh-tis-MEE)

Gujarati: શુભેચ્છા (Shubhechcha) (shoo-BETCH-chah)

Haitian Creole: Salitasyon (sah-lee-tah-SYOHN)

Hausa: Gaisuwa (gai-SOO-wah)

Hebrew: ברכות (Brakhot) (brah-KHOT)

Hindi: अभिवादन (Abhivadan) (uh-bhee-VAH-dun)

Hungarian: Üdvözlet (OOD-vuhz-let)

Icelandic: Kveðjur (KWETH-yur)

Igbo: Ndewo (n-DAY-woh)

Indonesian: Salam (SAH-lahm)

Irish: Beannachtaí (BAN-ukh-tee)

Italian: Saluti (sah-LOO-tee)

Japanese: 挨拶 (Aisatsu) (AHY-sah-tsu)

Javanese: Salam (SAH-lahm)

Kannada: ವಂದನೆ (Vandane) (vahn-DAH-nay)

Kazakh: Сәлемдесу (Sälemdesu) (sah-LEM-deh-soo)

Khmer: ជំរាបសួរ (Chumreabsuor) (choom-REE-up SOO-uh)

Korean: 인사 (Insa) (IN-sah)

Kurdish: Bi xêr hatin (bee kher hah-TEEN)

Kyrgyz: Саламдашуу (Salamdaschu) (sah-LAHM-dah-shoo)

Lao: ການທັກທາຍ (Kanthakthai) (kan-TAHK-thai)

Latvian: Sveicieni (SVEH-tsye-nee)

Lithuanian: Sveikinimai (SVAY-kee-nee-mai)

Macedonian: Поздрави (Pozdravi) (POHZ-drah-vee)

Malay: Salam (SAH-lahm)

Malayalam: സലാം (Salaam) (sah-LAHM)

Maltese: Tislijiet (tis-LEE-yet)

Maori: Mihi (MEE-hee)

Marathi: शुभेच्छा (Shubhechcha) (shoo-BETCH-chah)

Mongolian: Мэндчилгээ (Mendchilgee) (MEN-chil-gee)

Nepali: अभिवादन (Abhivadan) (uh-bhee-VAH-dun)

Norwegian: Hilsener (HIL-seh-nur)

Odia: ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା (Shubhechcha) (shoo-BETCH-chah)

Pashto: درناوی (Darnawi) (dar-NAH-wee)

Persian: سلام (Salam) (sah-LAHM)

Polish: Pozdrowienia (pozd-ro-VYEN-ya)

Portuguese: Saudações (sow-da-SOHNS)

Punjabi: ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat Sri Akal) (sat SREE ah-KAAL)

Romanian: Salutări (sah-loo-TAR-ee)

Russian: Приветствия (Privetstviya) (pree-VYET-stvee-ya)

Samoan: Fa’afetai (fa-ah-feh-TAI)

Serbian: Поздрави (Pozdravi) (POHZ-drah-vee)

Sesotho: Litumeliso (lee-too-MEH-lee-soh)

Sinhala: ආයුබෝවන් (Ayubowan) (AH-you-bo-wahn)

Slovak: Pozdravy (POHZ-drah-vee)

Slovenian: Pozdravi (POHZ-drah-vee)

Somali: Salaan (sah-LAHN)

Spanish: Saludos (sah-LOO-dohs)

Swahili: Salamu (sah-LAH-moo)

Swedish: Hälsningar (HELS-neeng-ar)

Tagalog: Pagbati (pahg-BAH-tee)

Tajik: Салом (Salom) (sah-LOM)

Tamil: வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) (vah-NAHK-kahm)

Telugu: శుభాకాంక్షలు (Subhakankshalu) (shoo-BAH-kahngk-shah-loo)

Thai: สวัสดี (Sawadee) (sah-wah-DEE)

Tigrinya: ሰላምታ (Selamta) (seh-LAHM-tah)

Turkish: Selamlar (seh-LAHM-lahr)

Turkmen: Salam (sah-LAHM)

Ukrainian: Вітання (Vitannya) (vee-TAHN-nya)

Urdu: سلام (Salam) (sah-LAHM)

Uzbek: Salomlar (sah-LOM-lar)

Vietnamese: Chào hỏi (chow HOY)

Welsh: Cyfarchion (kuh-VAHRKH-yawn)

Wolof: Nuyu (NOO-yoo)

Xhosa: Saaluko (sah-LOO-koh)

Yiddish: גרוסן (Grusen) (GROO-sen)

Yoruba: Ikini (ee-KEE-nee)

Zulu: Ukubingelela (oo-koo-BING-gay-leh-lah)

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