This is likely to be one of the first things you will say to someone whether it be in your native country or when travelling abroad.
Learning how to say 'hello' in a different language is a great way to make a good impression. It is also very friendly and polite. Picking up 'hello' in a foreign language is a very easy as it is just a single word to translate so requires minimum effort.
View our list of 'hi' in 80+ of the major worldwide languages below. In brackets we have written how best to pronounce the word as it can be difficult to understand when just looking at the direct translation:
We have also included links to worldwide language schools abroad if you would be keen to learn or improve your language skills overseas.
Alternatively, you might want to learn a new language from the comfort of your own home before departing on an adventure in a new country.
This is when a language learning app comes in handy. An app like this can offer you courses in many languages at different levels, so you can travel without using translating tools all the time.
Afrikaans: Hallo
Albanian: Mirë dita
Amharic: ታዲያስ (Tadiyas)
Arabic: مرحبا (Marhaban or Marhabaa)
Azerbaijani: Салам / سلام (salam)
Basque: Kaixo
Bengali: নমস্কার (Nomoshkaar or Namaskar)
Bosnian: Zdravo
Brazilian Portugese: Olá or Oi (view Portuguese language schools in Brazil)
Breton: Demat
Bulgarian: Здравейте (Zdravey)
Catalan: Hola
Chichewa: Moni
Corsican: Bonghjornu
Croatian: Bok
Czech: Ahoj
Danish: Hej
Dutch: Hallo
English: Hello
Espetanto: Saluton
Estonian: Tere
Farsi: سلام or درود بر تو or درود بر شما (Salaam or Dorood bar to or Dorood bar shoma)
Fijian: Bula
Filipino: Kamusta
Finnish: Hei or Terve
French: Bonjour (view French language schools in France)
Georgian: მიესალმები (miesalmebi)
German: Hallo (view German language schools in Germany)
Greek: Χαίρε (chai-ray) or Γεια σου (yiassoo)
Hausa: Hello
Hawaiian: Aloha
Hebrew: שלום (Shalom)
Hindi: नमस्ते (Namaste)
Hungarian: Sziasztok
Indonesian: Halo or Hai
Irish: Dia dhuit
Italian: Ciao
Japanese: こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) (view Japanese language schools in Japan)
Kannada: ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (Namaskār)
Khmer: ជំរាបសួរ (Cham reap sour)
Korean: 안녕 (Annyeong)
Lao: ສະບາຍດີ (sabaidi)
Latin: Salve
Latvian: Sveiki
Limburgish: Hallau
Lithuanian: Sveiki
Macedonian: Добар ден (Dobar den)
Malaysian: Selamat tengahari
Maltese: Ħelow
Mandarin Chinese: 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) (view Chinese language schools in China)
Maori: Kia ora
Nepali: नमस्ते (Namaste)
Norwegian: Hei
Odia: ନମସ୍କାର (Namaskār)
Pashto: سلام (salam)
Polish: Cześć or Hej
Portugese: Olá or Oi
Romanian: Buna
Russian: Привет (Preevyet)
Samoan: Talofa
Scottish Gaelic: Haló
Serbian: Здраво (Zdravo)
Shanghainese: 侬好 (Noŋ hɔ)
Shona: Mhoro
Slovak: Ahoj
Slovenian: Zdravo
Spanish: Hola (view Spanish language schools in Spain / Spanish language courses in South America)
Swabian: Grüss Gott
Swahili: Hodi
Swedish: Hej or Hallá
Tamil: வனக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Vietnamese: Xin chào (Krekt)
Woiworung: Womenjeka
Yiddish: שלום (Sholem)
Tamil: வணக்கம் (Vanakaam)
Telugu: నమస్కారం (Namaskāram)
Thai: (Female) สวัสดีค่ะ (Sawatdeekha) / (Male): สวัสดีครับ (Sawatdeekhrap) (view Thai language schools in Thailand)
Turkish: Merhaba
Vietnamese: Chào bạn
Welsh: Helo
Yiddish: העלא (Hela)
Zulu: Sawubona
If you would like to learn a new language abroad our website connects you to the very best language schools located worldwide.
