How to Say Hello in 50 Different Languages! (2026)
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The heart of a culture lies in the words and phrases they use everyday. And the most common of course, is hello!
If you have a love for travel (which if you’re reading this blog I’m sure you do!) it’s always worth it to learn a few basics phrases before you fly.
Learning new languages not only helps you connect to the people you meet on your travels, but opens doors to go way past the tourist experience.
A simple hello has gotten me free meals, new friendships, and even job opportunities on my travels. So don’t underestimate the power of knowing someone’s language!
Without further ado, here’s how to say hello in 50 different languages to get you ready for your trip abroad. Let’s go!
How to Say Hello in 50 Different Languages
- Arabic: as-salām ‘alaykum
- Belarusian: dobry dzień
- Bengali: hyālō
- Cantonese: nǐ hǎo
- Czech: ahoj
- Danish: Hej
- Danish: hallo
- Dutch: hallo
- Estonian: tere
- Estonian: tere
- Filipino: kamusta
- Finnish: hyvää päivä
- French: bonjour
- German: hallo
- Greek: yasas
- Hawaiian: aloha
- Hebrew: shalom
- Hindi: namaste
- Hungarian: szervusz
- Icelandic: halló
- Igbo: kedu
- Indonesian: halo
- Irish: dia duit
- Italian: Ciao
- Japanese: kon’nichiwa
- Korean: annyeong haseyo
- Latvian: sveika
- Lithuanian: labas
- Luxembourgish: moïen
- Malay: hello
- Maltese: Bonġu
- Mandarin: nǐ hǎo
- Nepali: namaste
- Persian: salâm
- Polish: cześć
- Portuguese: Olá
- Punjabi: sat sri akal ji
- Russian: zdravstvuyte
- Spanish: hola
- Swahili: shikamoo
- Swedish: hej
- Tahitian: ia ora na
- Taiwanese Hokkien: lí-hó
- Thai: sà-wàt-di
- Turkish: merhaba
- Ukrainian:dobriy den
- Urdu: assalam u alaikum
- Vietnamese: xin chào
- Welsh: helo
- Zulu: Sawubona
What “hello” will you be testing out soon? Let me know in the comments on on Instagram @candaceabroad 🙂
Happy language learning!
If you enjoyed this post on how to say hello in different languages, be sure to read up on how to prep for your first trip abroad post-2020!
