Hello in many languages
There isn't an equivalent for this word in all languages, but many have something similar. In some languages, different words for hello are used when answering the phone.Guide to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = singular (said sg), dl = dual (said to two people), pl = plural (said to three or more people), rsp = respectful form, m = said by men, f = said by women
| Language | Hello | Hello (on phone) |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Haai (inf), Hallo, Goeie dag (frm) | |
| Albanian | C'kemi, Tungjatjeta | Alo |
| Alsatian | Hallo, Güete Tag | |
| Arabic (Egyptian) | (is salām 'alaykum) ألسّلام عليكم rsp - (wa 'alaykum is salām) وعليكم السّلام (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً rsp - (ahlan beek) أهلاً بيك inf - (ahlan) أهلاً | |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (as-salām 'alaykum) السلام عليكم rsp - (wa 'alaykum as-salām) و عليكم السلام inf - (marḥaban) مرحبا | ('āllō) آلو |
| Aragonese | Ola | |
| Arapaho | Héébee (man speaking) Tous (woman speaking or a man speaking to a woman) | |
| Armenian (Eastern) | բարև (Barev) - inf Բարև Ձեզ (Barev dzez) - frm | ալլո (Alló) |
| Arrernte | Werte | |
| Assamese | নমস্কাৰ (nomoskaar) | |
| Asturian | Hola, Bonos díes | |
| Azerbaijani | Salam, Salam əleyküm / Əleyküm salam (reply) | |
| Basque | Kaixo | |
| Belarusian | Вітаю (Vitayu) Дзень добры (Dzien' dobry) Дабрыдзень (Dabrydzien) Прывітанне (Pryvitanne) - inf | |
| Bengali | নমস্কার (nômoshkar) - for Hindus আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamualaikum) স্লামালিকুম (slamalikum) - for Muslims | haelo! |
| Bhojpuri | प्रणाम (prannam) | |
| Bosnian | Dobar dan (frm) Zdravo / Merhaba (inf) | Halo, Molim |
| Breton | Salud, Mat an traoù ganeoc'h? | |
| Bulgarian | Здравейте (Zdravejte) frm Здравей (Zdravej) inf Здрасти (Zdrasti) inf Привет (Privet) - regards, greetings | Ало (Alo) / Дочуване (Dočuvane) |
| Catalan | Hola, Bon dia | Hola? Si? Digui? |
| Chamorro | Håfa ådai / Buenas | |
| Chechen | Салам | |
| Cherokee | ᎣᏏᏲ (Osiyo) 'ᏏᏲ (Siyo) - inf | |
| Chichewa | Moni | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 你好 (néih hóu) | 喂 (wái) |
| Chinese (Hakka) | 你好 (ngi2 ho3) 你好冇？ (ngi2 ho3 mo?) | 噯 (oi) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 你好 (nǐ hǎo), 您好 (nín hǎo) - frm | 喂 (wéi) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) | 侬好 (nong23 hao34) 大家好！(dâka-hô!) - hello everybody 饭吃过伐？ (ve23 qik3 gu5 va1?) - "have you eaten?" (common greeting) | |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) | 你好 (li2 ho2) | |
| Chinese (Teochow) | 汝好 (leu2 ho2) | |
| Choctaw | Halito | |
| Cimbrian | Guuten takh | |
| Cornish | Dydh da, Hou, You, Ha, Hou sos | |
| Corsican | Salute / Bonghjornu | |
| Croatian | Bok / Čao / Dobar Dan | |
| Czech | Ahoj / Dobrý den | Haló |
| Dalecarian | Hej, Høj, Góðdag | |
| Danish | Hej | Hallo |
| Dutch | Hallo / Goededag / Goeiedag (inf) | |
| Eritrean | ታዲያስ (tadiyalä) | |
| Esperanto | Saluton | Ha lo |
| Estonian | Tere, Tervist | |
| Faroese | Hallo / Hey | |
| Fijian | Bula (inf) Drau bula (dl) Dou bula (pl) Nibula (mp) | |
| Finnish | Terve, Hyvää päivää, Päivää, Moi, Hei | Haloo? |
| French | Salut / Bonjour | Allô? |
| Frisian (North) | Moin / Guundach | |
| Frisian (Saterfrisian) | Gouden Dai | |
| Frisian (West) | A goeie, Hoi, Goeie, Goedei | |
| Friulian | Bundì, Mandi | |
| Galician | Ola | |
| Georgian | გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) | ალო (alo) გისმენთ (gismenth) |
| German | Hallo / Guten Tag | Hallo |
| Greek | Γειά! (ya) – inf Γειά σου (ya su) – inf Γειά σας (ya sas) – frm | Έλα (éla) – (ela) inf Λέγετε (léyete) – frm Εμπρός (embrós) – inf |
| Greenlandic | Aluu (inf) Inuugujoq / Kutaa (frm) | Haluu |
| Gujarati | નમસ્તે (namaste) | |
| Haitian Creole | Bonjou | |
| Hausa | Sannu / Salama alaikum / A gaishai ka (ki) Amin. Alaikum salam (reply) | |
| Hawaiian | Aloha | |
| Hebrew | (šalom) שלום | (halo) הלו |
| Herero | Tjike | |
| Himba | Mono | |
| Hindi | नमस्ते (namaste) नमस्कार (namaskār) | हेलो (helo) |
| Hungarian | Jó napot kívánok / Szervusz / Szia | Halló |
| Icelandic | Halló / Góðan dag / Góðan daginn Sæll (>m) Sæl (>f) | |
| Ido | Saluto | |
| Indonesian | Selamat / Apa kabar? | Halo |
| Interlingua | Salute | |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᐃ (Ai) ᐊᐃᓐᖓᐃ (Ainngai) | |
| Iñupiaq | Halauġikpiñ | |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Dia dhuit (sg) Dia dhóibh (pl) reply: Dia is Muire dhuit (sg) Dia is Muire dhóibh (pl) | |
| Italian | Ciao / Salve | Pronto? |
| Jutish | Godaw | |
| Japanese | 今日は (konnichiwa) おっす (ossu) - used between close male friends | もしもし (moshi moshi) |
| Jèrriais | Salut / Bouônjour | |
| Kashubian | Witôjze | |
| Kannada | ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste) ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (namaskāra) | |
| Kazakh | Сәлем! (Sälem!) (inf) Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be?) (frm) | |
| Khmer | ជំរាបសួរ (johm riab sua) | |
| Klingon | nuqneH (What do you want?) - used when confronted by another | |
| Korean | 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) - frm 안녕 (annyeong) - inf | 여보세요 (yeoboseyo) |
| !Kung San | !kao | |
| Kurdish | Sillaw, Ew kata bash, Em kata bash | elu |
| Lakota Sioux | Háu (m), Háŋ (f) | |
| Latin | Heus (inf) Ave / Salve (sg) Salvete (pl) | |
| Latvian | Sveiki | |
| Limburgish | Hallo | |
| Lithuanian | Labas, Sveikas, Sveiki | Alio |
| Low German | Moin / Goden Dag | |
| Luxembourgish | Moien / Salut | |
| Macedonian | Здраво (Zdravo) | Ало (Alo) - on phone |
| Malay | Selamat pagi (good morning) Selamat petang (good afternoon) Selamat malam (good night) Assalamualaikum (used by Muslims) | |
| Malayalam | നമസ്തെ (namaste) നമസ്കാരം (namaskaram) | |
| Manx | Dy bannee diu, Ta shiu/oo cheet! | |
| Maltese | Hello / Hawn, x'ghandnda | |
| Māori | Kia ora, Kia ora rā kōrua (dl) Kia ora koutou (pl) Tēnā koe (sg/frm) Tēnā kōrua (dl/frm) Tēnā koutou (pl/frm) | |
| Mongolian | Сайн уу? (Sain uu?) Сайн байна уу? (Sain baina uu) | Байна уу (Baina uu) |
| Nama | !gai //oas | |
| Navajo | Yá'át'ééh | |
| Nepali | नमस्ते (namaste) | |
| Norwegian | Goddag / Hei / Morn | Hallo |
| Occitan | Bonjorn! Adieu! Adieussiatz! | |
| Ojibwe | Aniin / Boozhoo | |
| Old English | Wes hāl (sg) Wesaþ hāl (pl) | |
| send as text (salaam) سلام (as-salaamu' alaykum) السلام عايكم | ||
| Persian | (dorood) درود (salâm) سلام | |
| Pitjantjatjara | Wai, Wai palya | |
| Plautdietsch | Goondach | |
| Polish | Cześć (inf) / Siema / Siemano (vinf) | Halo / Słucham |
| Portuguese | Olá / Estou? (Portugal) Oi! E aí? Tudo bem? Tudo certo? Opa! (Brazil) | Alô? |
| Punjabi | ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ। / ست سِری اَکال (sat srī akāl) ਨਮਸਕਾਰ / نمسکار (namaskar) | |
| Quechua | Rimaykullayki / Napaykullayki | |
| Romanian | Salut / Bună ziua | Alo |
| Romansh | Ciao / Tgau / Allegra | |
| Russian | Здравствуйте (Zdravstvujte) - frm Привет (Privet) - inf | Алло (Allo) |
| Samoan | Talofa | |
| Sardinian | Bona die / Bonas dies | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Halò, Ciamar a tha thu/sibh? | |
| Serbian | Здраво (Zdravo) | Хало (Halo) Молим (Molim) |
| Sesotho | Lumela / Dumela (sg) Dumelang (pl) | |
| Shona | Mhoro (sg) Mhoroi (pl) | |
| Sicilian | Ciau / Assabbinirica / Sabbinirica / Salutamu | |
| Sinhala | ආයුඛෝවන් (aayuboovan) හලෝ (halō) | |
| Sesotho | Lumela / Dumela (sg) Dumelang (pl) | |
| Slovak | Ahoj (sg/inf) Ahojte (pl/frm) Nazdar, Servus | |
| Slovenian | Pozdravljeni, Živjo, Zdravo | Halo |
| Somali | Is ka warran | |
| Spanish | ¡Hola! | ¡Diga! ¡Dígame! ¿Sí? ¿Bueno? ¡Hola! ¿Aló? |
| Stellingwarfs | Hoj | |
| Swahili | Habari (inf), Hujambo / Sijambo (reply) | |
| Swedish | Hej / Hallå | Hallå, Hej God dag (frm) |
| Swiss German | Grüezi (frm) / Sali (inf) Grüezi mittenand (pl/frm) Sali zämme (pl/inf) | |
| Tagalog | Mabuhay! (frm) Hoy / Uy (inf) | Hello |
| Tamil | வணக்கம்! (vaṇakkam) | |
| Tatar | Isänme(sez) / Sawmı(sız) / Sälam (inf) | |
| Tetum | Ola, Oi | |
| Thai | สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dee) | ฮัลโหล (hanlŏh) |
| Tok Pisin | Gude | |
| Tongan | Mālō e lelei (inf) Mālō ‘etau lava (frm) | |
| Tswana | Dumela | |
| Tsez | АсаламугIалейкум! (Asalamuʔaleykum!) СаламгIапейкум! (Salamʔaleykum!) СаламгIапейкум! (Biziyä!) (>f) Изийаь! (Iziyä!) (>m) Ризийаь! (Riziyä!) (>pl) | |
| Turkish | Merhaba, Selam, İyi günler | Alo, Efendim |
| Ukrainian | Вітаю (Vitayu) - frm Агов (Ahov) - inf | Алло (Allo) Слухаю (Sluchaju) |
| Urdu | (āssālam 'alaykum) السلام علیکم reply - (wālaikum assalām) وعليكم السلام inf - (salām) سلام | (helo) ەيلو |
| Uzbek | Assalomu Alaykum! Vaalajkum assalom! (reply) | Labbay! |
| Venda | I nhlikanhi | |
| Venetian | Ciao! | |
| Vietnamese | Chào anh (>m) Chào chị (>f) | Á-lô! |
| Volapük | Glidis | |
| Walloon | Bondjoû | |
| Warlpiri | Ngurrju mayinpa | |
| Welsh | Helô / Hylô / Shwmae | |
| Wolof | Na nga def (sg) Na ngeen def (pl) Salaam aleekum | |
| Xhosa | Molo (sg) Molweni (pl) | |
| Yapese | Mogethin | |
| Yiddish | (A gutn tog) אַ גוטן טאָג | |
| Yorùbá | Ẹ n lẹ | |
| Zulu | Sawubona (sg) Sanibonani (pl) |
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