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How to say 'hello' in 25 languages

By Ciara Appelbaum
Istanbul Turkey
"Hello" in Turkish is "Merhaba." REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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You don't need to learn an entire language when traveling abroad, but learning a few basic words will help you fit in and mingle with locals. In the very least, it shows some effort.

While there are often many ways to greet someone in each language, we found out how to say 'hello' in 25 different popular tourist destinations.

Keep scrolling to learn how to say 'hello' in 25 different languages.

Polish

Wawel Hill Krakow Poland
Krakow, Poland. RolfSt / iStock

"Czesc"

German

munich
Munich, Germany. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

"Guten Tag"

Swedish

Stortorget Square Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden. leoks / Shutterstock

"Hej"

Thai

Chiang Mai thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand. Shutterstock

"Sàwàtdee"

Hebrew

tel aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel. Dance60/Shutterstock

"Shalom"

Japanese

tokyo japan
Tokyo, Japan. ESB Professional/Shutterstock

"Konnichiwa"

Egyptian

Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt Shutterstock/ javarman

"Merhaba"

Russian

Moscow
Moscow, Russia. mzabarovsky/Shutterstock

"Zdrastvuytye"

Finnish

Helsinki Finland
Helsinki, Finland. Scanrail1/Shutterstock

"Hei"

Greek

santorini
Santorini, Greece. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

"Ya-sas"

Italian

rome fashion
Rome, Italy. David M G/Shutterstock

"Buongiorno"

Czech

Prague town square
Prague, Czech Republic. PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock

"Ahoj"

Hungarian

Budapest fall
Budapest, Hungary. Booted Horvath/Shutterstock

"Szervusz"

South Korean

seoul unsplash Oleksii Khodakivskiy
Seoul, South Korea. Unsplash/Oleksii Khodakivskiy

"Annyeong haseyo"

Portuguese

Lisbon Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal. Sean Pavone / iStock

"Olá"

Spanish

Cibeles Fountain, Madrid
Madrid, Spain. dimbar76/Shutterstock

"Hola"

French

Louvre museum in Paris
Paris, France. RossHelen/ iStock

"Bonjour"

Chinese

Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China. Ronnie Chua/Shutterstock

"Nǐhǎo"

Danish

Copenhagen Friends
Gim42 / iStock

"Goddag"

Norwegian

Bergen Norway
Bergen, Norway. Shutterstock

"God dag"

Croatian

dubrovnik croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia. Ajan Alen/Shutterstock

"Dobar dan"

Ukrainian

kiev ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine. Vlada Photo/Shutterstock

"Dobry den"

Turkish

Istanbul Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

"Merhaba"

Dutch

amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Shutterstock/photo.ua

"Hallo"

Australian

woman in sydney australia
Sydney, Australia. ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock

"G'day"

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Ciara Appelbaum
Ciara graduated from Wake Forest University with a B. A. in Communication & Media Studies. Although she was born and raised in Houston, Texas, she has been to over 23 countries and on four continents including South America, North America, Europe, and Asia. Ciara can now be found eating her way through New York City.
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