Hello In Different Languages
Here’s a list of how to say hello in different languages:
- English: Hello
- Chinese: 你好
- French: Bonjour
- German: Hallo
- Italian: Salve
- Japanese: こんにちは
- Korean: 안녕하세요
- Portuguese: Olá
- Spanish: Hola
Of course, this article could end here, but there are tons of other ways to say hello. Check out the language that you’re learning below!
Informal Greetings
English
- Hi.
- Hey.
- Hey there.
- Yo.
Chinese
- 哈喽 (Hello)
- 哈罗 (Hello)
- 嗨 (Hi)
- 嘿 (Hey)
French
- Coucou (Hey)
- Salut (Hi)
- Salut toi (Hey there)
German
- Hi (Hi)
- Hey (Hey)
Italian
- Ciao (Hello/goodbye)
- Buondì (Good day)
Japanese
- やあ！(Hi!)
- ヤッホ！(Yoohoo!)
- おす！(Hey!)
- よぉ! (Yo!)
Korean
- 안녕 (Hi)
- 야! (Yo!)
Portuguese
- Oi! (Hi!)
- Boas (Hey)
Spanish
- ¡Oye! (Hey!)
- Hey (Hey)
- Hola, mi amor (Hi, my love)
- ¡Hola, hola! (Hi, there!)
Nice to Meet You
English
- Nice to meet you
- Nice meeting you
- It’s a pleasure to meet you
- Pleased to meet you
- It’s an honor to meet you
Chinese
- 幸会 (Pleased to meet you)
- 久仰 (It’s an honor to finally meet you)
- 幸会 (Pleased to meet you)
- 很高兴认识你 (I’m very happy to meet you)
- 很高兴见到你 (Nice to meet you)
French
- Je suis très heureux(/euse) de faire votre connaissance (I’m pleased to meet you)
- Très heureux (Nice to meet you)
- Enchanté(e) de faire votre connaissance (Pleasure to meet you)
- Enchanté(e) (It’s a pleasure)
German
- Es ist schön, Sie kennenzulernen (Nice to meet you)
- Freut mich (Nice to meet you)
- Sehr erfreut (Nice to meet you)
Italian
- Piacere di conoscerti (It’s a pleasure to meet you)
- Che piacere vederti! (It’s nice to see you!)
- Felice di vederti (I’m happy to see you)
Japanese
- 初めまして (Nice to meet you)
- お会いできてうれしいです (I’m happy to meet you)
- お会いできて光栄です (It’s an honor to meet you)
- お目にかかて光栄です (Pleased to meet you)
Korean
- 만나서 반갑습니다 (Nice to meet you)
- 만나서 반가워요 (Nice to meet you)
- 만나서 반가워 (Nice to meet you)
- 만나서 반갑습니다 (It’s a pleasure to meet you)
- 만나서 반가워요 (It’s a pleasure to meet you)
Portuguese
- Prazer (Nice to meet you)
- Muito prazer (Nice to meet you)
- Prazer em conhecer-te (Nice to meet you)
- Prazer em conhecê-lo/la (Nice to meet you)
Spanish
- Mucho gusto (Nice to meet you)
- Hola, un placer (Hello, it’s a pleasure (to meet you))
- Encantado/a (Delighted (to meet you))
- Hola, un gusto de verlo/a (Hello, it’s a pleasure (seeing you))
How Are You?
English
- How are you?
- How’s it going?
- What’s up?
- How have you been?
- How are you doing?
Chinese
- 你好吗？ (How are you?)
- 您好吗？(How are you?)
- 你怎么样？(How are you?)
French
- Comment vas-tu ? (How are you?)
- Comment ça va ? (How’s it going?)
- Vous allez bien ? (Are you well?)
- Ça va ? (How’s it going?)
- Comment allez-vous ? (How are you (all)?)
German
- Wie geht’s? (How are you?)
- Wie geht es dir heute? (How are you doing today?)
- Was geht ab? (What’s up?)
Italian
- Come sta? (How are you?)
- Come stai? (How are you?)
- Come va? (How’s it going?)
Japanese
- お元気ですか？ (How are you?)
- 元気？ (How are you?)
- いかがお過ごしですか？ (How are you doing?)
- どうよ？(How’s it going?)
Korean
- 잘 지내세요? (How are you?)
- 어떻게 지내세요? (How are you?)
- 무슨 일이야? (What’s up?)
Portuguese
- E aí? (What’s up?)
- Como é que é? (How is it?)
- Beleza? (What’s going on in your life?)
- Tudo bem/bom? (Everything well/good?)
- Como está(s)? (How are you?)
Spanish
- ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?)
- ¿Cómo le va? (How have you been?)
- ¿Qué tal? (How are you?)
- ¿Qué pasa? (What’s going on?)
- ¿Qué onda? (What’s up?)
Morning Greetings
- English: Good morning
- Chinese: 早上好
- French: Bonjour
- German: Guten Morgen
- Italian: Buongiorno
- Japanese: おはよう or おはようございます
- Korean: 좋은아침이에요
- Portuguese: Bom dia
- Spanish: Buenos días
Afternoon Greetings
- English: Good morning
- Chinese: 下午好
- French: Bonjour
- German: Guten Nachmittag or Guten Tag
- Italian: Buon pomeriggio!
- Japanese: こんにちは
- Korean: 안녕하세요
- Portuguese: Boa tarde
- Spanish: Buenas tardes
Evening Greetings
- English: Good morning
- Chinese: 傍晚好
- French: Bonsoir
- German: Guten Abend
- Italian: Buonasera
- Japanese: こんばんは
- Korean: 안녕하세요
- Portuguese: Boa noite
- Spanish: Buenas noches
Greetings for Specific Situations
Answering the phone
- English: Hello?
- Chinese: 喂？
- French: Allo?
- German: (Your name), guten tag
- Italian: Pronto
- Japanese: もしもし？
- Korean: 여보세요?
- Portuguese: Alô
- Spanish: ¿Hola?, ¿Aló?, Dígame, ¿Sí?, Bueno, Buenos días/tardes, or Buenas noches
Long Time No See
- English: Long time no see
- Chinese: 好久不见
- French: Ça fait un bail
- German: Lange nicht gesehen!
- Italian: Da quanto tempo!
- Japanese: 久しぶり
- Korean: 오랜만이네요, 오래간만입니다
- Portuguese: Quanto tempo
- Spanish: ¡Qué de tiempo!
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