Foreign Language Greetings

Question 1

Translate to Arabic:

Hello!

Answer 1

مرحبا

Try it: mar-haba

Question 2

Translate to Arabic:

Peace / goodbye

Answer 2

سلام

Try it: suh-laam

Used as a goodbye in Arabic. With this goodbye you are telling the person “to go with peace”. It is the most common way of saying goodbye in Arabic.

Question 3

Translate to Arabic

Thank you

Answer 3

شكرا

Try it: shook-ran

Question 4

Translate to Arabic:

Goodbye

Answer 4

مع السلامة

Try it: ma-ha-sa-lahma

This really means “go with peace”.

Question 5

Translate to Chinese:

Hello

Answer 5

你好

Try it: nee-ha-oh

Question 6

Translate to Chinese:

Thank you

Answer 6

谢谢

Try it: syeh-syeh

Question 7

Translate to Chinese:

Goodbye

Answer 7

再见

Try it: zaee-chi-en

Question 8

Translate to French:

Hello

Answer 8

Bonjour

Try it: bon-zhuor

The ‘zh’ sound is very rare in native English words. The ‘si’ in ‘vision’ is comparable with the ‘j’ in ‘bonjour’ as you will replicate the ‘zh’ sound. The ‘ou’ sound is comparable to the English ‘oo’ in words like ‘zoo’ or ‘moon’.

Question 9

Translate to French:

Thank you

Answer 9

Merci

Try it: mehr-see

Question 10

Translate to French:

Goodbye

Answer 10

Au revoir

Try it: oh-ruh-vwar

Question 11

Translate to German:

Hello

Answer 11

Hallo

Try it: hah-low

Question 12

Translate to German

Thank you

Answer 12

Danke

Try it: dahn-keh

Question 13

Translate to German:

Goodbye

Answer 13

Auf Wiedersehen

Try it: owf-wee-dehr-say-un

Question 14

Translate to Greek:

Hello

Answer 14

γειά σου

Try it: ya-show

“Γεια σας” (pronounced “Yia sas”) is a formal greeting

Question 15

Translate to Greek

Thank you

Answer 15

σας ευχαριστώ

Try it: sahs-ef-cha-ristow

Try to make the ‘ch’ sound as if there’s something stuck in your throat.

Question 16

Translate to Greek:

Goodbye

Answer 16

αντίο

Try it: adee-oh

Question 17

Translate to Hindi:

Hello

Answer 17

नमस्ते

Try it: nama-stay

Also used to say goodbye. Often used in formal situations or when speaking with an older person.

Question 18

Translate to Hindi

Thank you

Answer 18

धन्यवाद

Try it: dahn-ya-vah-dah

Question 19

Translate to Hindi:

Goodbye

Answer 19

नमस्ते

Try it: nama-stay

Also used to say hello and often used in formal situations or when speaking with an older person.

Question 20

Translate to Italian:

Hello

Answer 20

Ciao

Try it: Cha-oh

Pronounce the ‘ch’ sound as in ‘chair’ or ‘chapel’.

Question 21

Translate to Italian:

Thank you

Answer 21

Grazie

Try it: grah-tsee

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

Question 22

Translate to Italian:

Goodbye

Answer 22

Arrivederci

Try it: Areeh-veh-deh-chi

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

Question 23

Translate to Japanese:

Hello

Answer 23

こんにちは

Try it: kon-nee-chi-wa

Question 24

Translate to Japanese:

Thank you

Answer 24

ありがとう

Try it: ahri-gah-toh

Question 25

Translate to Japanese:

Goodbye

Answer 25

さようなら

Try it: sahyow-nahrah

Question 26

Translate to Korean:

Hello

Answer 26

안녕하세요

Try it: an-yong-ha-seh-oh

Question 27

Translate to Korean:

Thank you

Answer 27

감사합니다

Try it: gam-sah-hab-nee-dah

Question 28

Translate to Korean:

Goodbye

Answer 28

안녕히 가세요

Try it: an-yong-hee gah-seh-yoh

In informal situations you can simply say “an-yong”.

Question 29

Translate to Polish:

Hello

Answer 29

Cześć

Try it: chestj

Question 30

Translate to Polish:

Thank you

Answer 30

Dziękuję

Try it: djin-koo-yeh

Question 31

Translate to Polish:

Goodbye

Answer 31

Pożegnanie

Try it: poh-zeg-na-nee-yeh

Question 32

Translate to Portuguese:

Hello

Answer 32

Olá

Try it: Oh-laa

Question 33

Translate to Portuguese:

Thank you

Answer 33

Obrigado

Try it: oh-bree-gah-doh

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

Question 34

Translate to Portuguese:

Goodbye

Answer 34

Adeus

Try it: ah-day-us

Question 35

Translate to Russian:

Hello

Answer 35

привет

Try it: pree-vyet

Question 36

Translate to Russian:

Thank you

Answer 36

спасибо

Try it: spa-see-bah

Also used to say ‘please’ in some situations.

Question 37

Translate to Russian:

Goodbye

Answer 37

до свидания

Try it: doh-svee-dahn-ee-ya

Question 38

Translate to Spanish:

Hello

Answer 38

Hola

Try it: how-lah

Question 39

Translate to Spanish:

Thank you

Answer 39

Gracias

Try it: grah-see-ahs

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

Question 40

Translate to Spanish:

Goodbye

Answer 40

Adiós

Try it: ah-dee-os

Question 41

Translate to Swahili:

Hello

Answer 41

Hujambo

Try it: hoo-jahm-boh

Question 42

Translate to Swahili:

Thank you

Answer 42

Asante

Try it: ah-sahn-teh

Question 43

Translate to Swahili:

Goodbye

Answer 43

Kuaga

Try it: koo-ah-gah

Question 44

Translate to Swedish:

Hello

Answer 44

Hallå

Try it: ha-low

Question 45

Translate to Swedish:

Thank you

Answer 45

Tack

Try it: tahk

Question 46

Translate to Swedish:

Goodbye

Answer 46

Adjö

Try it: ah-yeuh

The ‘eu’ sound in this case is a diphthong which means it’s a combination of two vowel sounds.

The most common way to say goodbye in Swedish is hej da.

Question 47

Translate to Vietnamese:

Hello

Answer 47

Chào

Try it: cha-oh

Question 48

Translate to Vietnamese:

Thank you

Answer 48

Cảm ơn

Try it: kahm-ohn

Question 49

Translate to Vietnamese:

Goodbye

Answer 49

Tạm biệt

Try it: tam bee-et