A little Twitter bird told us that it’s #WorldHelloDay on November 21st! To celebrate, we’ve put together a quick guide to saying hello in 15 languages. How many can you learn?
1. Spanish – ¡Hola!
2. French – Bonjour
3. German – Hallo
4. Italian – Ciao
5. Mandarin Chinese – 你好 (nǐ hǎo)
6. Irish – Dia dhuit
7. Portuguese – Olá
8. Hindi – नमस्ते (namaste)
9. Russian – Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte)
10. Japanese – こんにちは (Kon’nichiwa)
11. Greek – Χαίρετε (Chaírete)
12. Danish – Hej
13. Swahili – Hujambo
14. Czech – Ahoj
15. Welsh – Helo
Interested in expanding your vocabulary further? Follow us on @CollinsDict for our weekly #traveltuesday posts or start your language learning journey with our range of dictionaries and phrasebooks.
By Rachel Quin
Collins Dictionary
