When you travel it is recommended to learn the basic greetings of your destination. Below are some ways to say HELLO or Good Morning in 10 languages.
- Dutch - hoi (very informal), hallo (informal), goedendag (formal)
- French - salut (informal; silent 't'), bonjour (formal, for daytime use; 'n' as a nasal vowel)
- German - hallo (informal), Guten Tag (formal; pronounced gootan taag), Tag (very informal; pronounced taack)
- Irish - "Dia duit" (pronounced "Deah Duit"; also means "God Be With You")
- Islamic Greeting - Assalamou Alykoum means peace be upon you.
- Japanese - ohayoou gozaimasu (pronounced o-ha-yo (go-zai-mass) means Good Morning
- Korean - ahn nyeong ha se yo (formal; pronouned on-nyoung-ha-say-yo)
- Russian - Privet! pronounced as pree-vyet (informal), zdravstvuyte (formal; pronounced ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh)
- Scottish - howzitgaun (informal, means "Hello, how are you?")
- Spanish - hola (pronounced with a silent 'h': o-la)
(How to say hello in different languages. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.wikihow.com/Say-Hello-in-Different-Language)
Miss M
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