How To Say 'Hello' In 9 Different Languages

On a recent trip to the beautiful seaside town of Marmaris, Turkey I was very impressed to see all of the shop owners switch between different languages as they greeted customers from different countries. Of course, you need the practice to speak fluently or basic but 'Hello' is a start.

European Languages

1. BONJOUR - FRENCH

Understood in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Cameroon, Benin, Burkina Faso and many more countries...

2. HALLO or GUTEN TAG - GERMAN

Understood in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

3. CIAO - ITALY

Where to say it: Italy

4. ZDRAS-TVUY-TE - RUSSIAN

Appart from Russia it can be understood in Kazakhstan, as a large population can speak Russian Fluently.

5. MERHABA - TURKISH

Turkish is open in Turkey and Cyprus. Also spoken in parts of Iran and Georgia

6. SZIA - HUNGARIAN
Mostly on spoken in Hungary, however, parts of Austrian have Hungarian speakers.

Middle East & Asia

1. MARHABA - ARABIC

Spoken in a lot of countries. Spoken in: UAE, Western Sahara, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritiania, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qater, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritea and Chad.

2. NAMASTE - HINDI

In India, this is an Offical Language alongside English. Also, you can find a large number of people speaking Hindi in Nepal, Fiji, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Singapore.

3. Swasdi - Thai

Mostly only spoken in Thailand.