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Thursday, September 04, 2008

13 Ways to Say 'Hello'

Hello is a very common and widely use word for greeting. Today I want to explore how people around the world say 'Hello'.

1) Sa-Wad-Dee : This is Hello in Thai - my native language

2) Kumusta : Hello in Tagalog - where Mr. Rojo's parents came from

3) Hola : Hello in Spanish

4) Ni Hao : Hello in Chinese

5) Guten Tag : Hello in German

6) Ahn Nyeong Ha Se Yo : Hello in Korean

7) Selamat Pagi : Hello in Indonesian

8) Yia Sas : Hello in Greek

9) Bonjour : Hello in French

10) Konnichiwa : Hello in Japanese

11) Aloha : Hello in Hawaiian

12) Buon giorno : Hello in Italian

13) Namaste : Hello in Hindi

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very interesting. Kap kuhn khrab!

Anonymous said...

Aloha also means good-bye in Hawaiian =P.

Lori said...

Very Cool:) Happy TT.

Anonymous said...

Thats very cool!!!!

Gem said...

Aloha to you =)!

Insights from the Grocery Cart said...

Kamusta? Great T-13!

Qtpies7 said...

How fun! Hallo to you in Norwegian!

Unknown said...

One of my future themes is I Love You in different languages...great idea, I love learning TT.
Have a great Thursday and if you wish pop by my TT at The Cafe at the END of the Universe & Mama Bear Reads.

Anonymous said...

Fun! I love learning things in different languages.

Anonymous said...

szi-ya (pronounced like our "see ya") is hello in hungarian.

love your t13!

Gary Arndt said...

Bula - Fijian
Talofa - Samoan

Penny said...

Wow! My husband is Filipino also.

Anonymous said...

Great post.

Jojo said...

Sain bainuu - hello in Mongolian