With the growing popularity and accessibility of international tourism for many, there was an occasion to start learning foreign languages. The very first thing that starts any conversation is a greeting. Native speech in an unfamiliar country attracts attention and sets you up for conversation.
Indo-European languages
This language group includes almost all European languages and some languages of the Middle East.
1. The French greeting “bonjour” besides France, Belgium and Switzerland will be understandable in countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, as well as in some African countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Guinea, Gabon and Mauritania.
2. Spanish "ola": in addition to directly Spain, Spanish or Castilian, as it is sometimes called, is spoken in the countries of Central and South America, except Brazil. It is also the second most widely spoken language in the United States. It is spoken by more than 34 million Latin Americans.
3. The Italians greet each other with the word "ciao."
4. German is the official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and parts of Italy. In these countries you can hear the greetings of "halo" ("hello") and "guten tag" ("good afternoon").
5. "Namaste" - this is the greeting in Hindi. This language is spoken in northern India and in Nepal.
6. "Salam" - this is how the residents of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, some regions of Uzbekistan and Bahrain greet, where they speak Persian, which is sometimes called Farsi.
7. The Greeks say "yasas" ("hello"), "yasu" ("hello") or simply "I" ("hello").
8. In Yiddish (Hebrew) one can say hello like this: “Sholem Aleichem” (literal translation - “Peace be with you”), “Gut Morgn / Tog / Ovnt” (“Good morning / afternoon / evening”).
9. The following greetings are accepted in the Latvian language (Latvia): labden, swake, chow (informal greeting).
10. In Lithuania, they say “laba den” in an official setting, “labas” or “sweykas” (referring to a man), “swake” (referring to a woman) and “swakey” (referring to a group of people).
11. Ukrainians say "hello" or "fasts."
12. In Belarusian, you can say "get your hands on it / zen / evening, " which means "good morning / day / evening."
13. Danes greet friends with the words “hai” or “haisa”. A more formal option is “Dag year” (“good afternoon”).
14. In Romania, you can say hello to a person like this: Buna Zihua or Salute.
15. In Armenia, it is customary to say "barre" at a meeting.
Kartvelian languages
Kartvelian languages are a group of languages spoken in the Western Caucasus. The most famous representatives of this group is the Georgian language. Georgians say hello to someone and say "hamarjob".
Ural-Altai languages
1. In Japan, they say "Ohayo / Konnitiva / Konbanva", which means "good morning / day / evening."
2. In both North and South Korea, the greeting sounds like this: "annen-haseo."
3. The Mongols greet them like this: “Baina Ou.”
4. Almost 7 million out of 10 million Kazakhs live in Kazakhstan. The remaining 3 million settled in the Chinese province of Xinxiang, Uzbekistan, Russia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Tajikistan. Kazakhs pronounce "salametsiz be", greeting a person. The literal translation of this expression is: "how are you?"
5. In Hungarian, the greeting sounds like “servus” or “sia.”
6. In Estonia, you can greet a person with the words "tere peevast", which means "good afternoon".
7. The Finns say "huva paivaa" ("good afternoon" or "hello") or simply "mine" ("hello").
8. In Turkey, greeting a person, they say "Merhab / Merab", "Salam" ("hello", "hello") or "Gunnaydin" ("good afternoon").
Afrasian languages
This language group includes the languages of the peoples of North Africa and the Berber languages spoken by nomads living in the Sahara desert. Representatives of the Arab world, saluting a man, pronounce "maraba". In different dialects, it may sound like a “Merhaba” or “Meraba." Arabic is prevalent in northern Africa and the Middle East. This is the main state language of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen.
Sino-Tibetan languages
1. "No Howe" - this is the greeting in Mandarin. It is considered the most spoken language in the world in view of the number of Chinese. It is spoken by at least 50% of the population of China.
2. Cantonese is spoken in South China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The greeting "nii hou", like "no how" in Mandarin means: "you are well."
