How to say Hello / Hi in different countries (languages)

Hello / Hi

Hello or Hi often described as "a message of kindness" is the most used greeting in a telephone conversation. It might sound obvious, but honestly how many greetings in different languages do you know? Well, let's find out if you can learn new ones.

Check out how to say hello or hi around the World below.

Hello / Hi worldwide

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Belarus
Здравствуйте / привет [Zdravstvuyte / privet]
Egypt
مرحبا [marhabaan]
سلام عليكم [salam ealaykum]
Italy
Salve / Ciao
Japan
こんにちは [Kon'nichiwa]
Kazakhstan
Здравствуйте / привет [Zdravstvuyte / privet]
Kyrgyzstan
Здравствуйте / привет [Zdravstvuyte / privet]
New Zealand
Hello/ Hi
Northern Ireland
Hello/ Hi
Russia
Здравствуйте / привет [Zdravstvuyte / privet]
South Africa
Hello/ Hi
South Korea
안녕 [an nyong]
Trinidad and Tobago
Hello/ Hi