14 February, 2017
Learning a few key local phrases goes a long way when you're travelling. This is just a start, but a simple 'hello' can go a long way…
France: bonjour | bon-jhor
Spain: hola | o-la
Germany: guten-Tag| gotten tag
Italy: ciao | chow
Portugal: olá | oh-lah
India/Nepal: namaste | na-mus-thei
Albania: tungjatjeta | toon-hah-tyeh-tah
Thailand: sá-wat-dee | sà-wat-dee
Armenia: bare Dzez | bar-rev-dzez
Russia: zdrastvuyte | zdra-stoovy-tyeh
Sweden: hej | high
Israel: shalom | shah-lohm
Persia: shalaam | sah-laam
Bosnia: dobar dan | doh-bahr-dahn
Bulgaria: zdraveite | zarah-vey-teh
Lithuania: labas | la-bas
Vietnam: xin chão | sin-Chow
Turkey: merhaba | mehr-hah-ban
Catalonia: bondia | bon-dee-ah
Cambodia: sous-day | sues-day
China ( Mandarin): ni Hau | nee-how
China (Cantonese): nay ho | nay-how
Ukraine: dobriyden | doh-bree-dehn
Croatia: bok | bohk
Czech Republic: ahoj | ahoy
Denmark: goddag | goo'dey
Hawaii: aloha | ah-loh-hah
Estonia: tere | tehr-reh
Finland: hei | hay
Greece: gia'sou | yah-soo
Hungary: jo napot | yah-naput
Slovakia: dobry den | oh-bree del
Indonesia: halo | hah-loh
Fiji: ni Sabula | nee-sah-boo-lah Ireland: dia dhuit | dee-ah-ghwit
Iceland: gotham dagg | goh-than-da-yin
Tahiti: ra orana | ee-ah-oh-rah-na
Japan: konnichiwa |ko-nee-chee-wa
North Korea: ahn-young-hase-yo | ahn-yan-ha-say-yo
Malaysia: selma Dagi | se-lah-maht-pah-gee
New Zealand: kia Ora | key-or-a
Taiwan: lí-ho | lee-hoh
Norway: hei | hay
Azerbaijan: salam | sah-lam
Lebanon: marhaba| mar-haba
Guatemala: buenos dias | bwen-nos-dee-as
Kenya ( Swahili): hodi | ho-di
Ethiopia: sehlam | seh-lahm
Malta: hellow | hel-low
