Saying "Hi" in Different Countries (Spanish)

Saying "Hi" in Different Countries

Venezuela. Say "¡Epa chamo!" (masculine form) Say "¡Epa chama!" (feminine form)

Pronounced as"EH PA CHA-moh." and "EH PA CHA-mah."

Puerto Rico. Say, "¡Que hubo!" It's pronounced "KEY ooh-boh."

Spain. Say "¿Qué hay?” It's pronounced "KAY AY."

How to say "What's Up?" as a Greeting in Spaninsh

How to say "What's Up?" as a Greeting in Spanish

Ask "¿Qué pasa?" This is means "what’s happening" or "what's going on?" or "what's up?" Used among friends.

Pronounce as "KAY PAH-sah"

Ask "¿Qué tal?" This is means "what’s up?" or "Hello." It's the familiar/friendly version of "¿Qué tal está Usted" or "¿Qué tal estás” Used among friends.

Pronounce as "KAY TAHL"

Ask "¿Cómo te va?" This is means "how’s it going for you?" or "how are you getting on?" Used among friends.

Pronounce as "COH-moh tay VAH"

Ask "¿Qué onda?" This is means "what’s shaking?" (Literally is “what wave”). Used among friends.

Pronounce as "KAY OHN-dah"

Other Good morning Greetings in French

Other Good morning Greetings in French

Say "bon matin" or "bonne matinée" .Both translates literally into "good morning". This greeting is rarely used in France, but it can be used between people who are close, such as family members, friends.

Matin and matinée both is meaning "morning."

Pronounce bon matin as “bohn mah-than”

Pronounce bonne matinée as “bohn mah-teen-ay”

How to say "How Are You?" as a Greeting in Spanish

How to say "How Are You?" as a Greeting in Spanish

Say "¿Cómo estás?" This is means "how are you?" Use this when you are speaking informally to people your age or younger.

Pronounce as "COH-moh ehS-TAHS"

Say "¿Cómo está?" This is means "how are you?" Use this when speaking formally to someone older than you.

Pronounce as "COH-moh ehS-TAH"

Say "¿Cómo están?" This is means "how are you (all)?" Use this for a group of people.

Pronounce as "COH-moh ehs-TAHN"

How to say welcome in French.

How to say welcome in French.

Use "bienvenue" to welcome someone

Translation of the term would be "well arrival."

Bien means "well"

venue is a noun meaning “arrival”

Pronounce as “bea-venoo”

Another way to extend your welcome is "être le bienvenu."

"être" is a verb meaning "to be."

How to say good night in Spanish

How to say good night in Spanish

Say "¡Buenas noches!" means "good night."

Pronounce as "BWEN-ahs NO-chehs"

How to say “Merry Christmas” in French.

How to say “Merry Christmas” in French.

General translation of Merry Christmas is Joyeux Noël.
"Joyeux" is meaning happy.

"Noël" is simply the French translation of Christmas.

Addition
"Meilleurs vœux" means 'best wishes'

"Joyeuses Fêtes" is 'Happy Holidays'

How to say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish.

How to say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish.

¡Feliz Navidad! is "Merry Christmas!"

¡Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo!  is "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

How to say “Merry Christmas” in Italian.

How to say “Merry Christmas” in Italian.

Normally say"Buon Natale" in family occasionally say "Buona Festa"

How to say “Merry Christmas” in German.

How to say “Merry Christmas” in German.

Most common ways to wish someone a Merry Christmas in German are

“Frohe Weihnachten” or “Fröhliche Weihnachten” means Merry Christmas

“Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr” means Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Say "Hello" in different areas of German.

Say "Hello" in different areas of German.

Germany has a varied history as a result they use different phrases in different areas.

"Moin Moin!" or just "Moin!" is way to say "Hello" in Northern Germany. It is an all-day greeting for everyone.

"Grüß Gott" translates to "May God greet you," used in southern Germany it is considered to say hello to everyone.

"Servus!" is another greeting in the south of Germany that means "hello"

Greeting a group of people in French

Greeting a group of people with "bonjour à tous."

“à tous” means “to all” or “everyone” So this phrase means “good morning, everyone”

This phrase is used when addressing an audience rather than a group of friends or family. It would more polite and commonplace to greet each person in a friendly group individually.

Pronounce bonjour à tous as “bon-zhoor ah toos” 

How to say good afternoon in Spanish

How to say good afternoon in Spanish

Say "¡Buenas tardes!" means "good afternoon."

Pronounce as "BWEN-ahs TAR-dehs"

Informal Greetings in German

Informal Greetings in German

When greeting family and friends.

"Hallo" needs no translation (like Hello) and is the most commonly used. Pronounce as "Hah-low"

"Morgen," "Tag," and "'n Abend" are shortened versions of time-related greetings.

"Grüß Dich" is means "I greet you". You only use this greeting someone that you know very well.

Pronounce as "Grewss dikh"

Note "ß" is sometimes represented as "ss" 

Greeting Specific People (Polite greeting in French)

Greeting Specific People (French)

Add word "madame" "mademoiselle" or "monsieur" to the end for greeting with a polite way.

Madame means “ma'am.” Use for married women. Pronounce as “mah-dahm”

Mademoiselle is meaning “miss.” Use for unmarried women. Pronounce it as “mah-dahm-wuh-zell”

Monsieur is the French equivalent of English “sir” or “mister.” Use this for any man. Pronounce it as “mer-syer”

Say Hello by asking question - German

Say Hello by asking question - German

Like English this is the polite way to greeting.

"Wie geht es Ihnen?" means "How are you?"

Pronounce as "Vee gayt ess een-en?"

or you can use

"Geht es Ihnen gut?" means "Are you well?"

Pronounce as "Gayt ess een-en goot?"

To respond question greeting.

 "Gut, danke." means "I'm fine, thank you"

or

"Es geht mir sehr gut." means "I'm very well"

or

"Ziemlich gut." means "I'm rather well"

After that you should say "And you" in German is "Und Ihnen?"

How to say good morning in French.

How to say good morning in French.

Say "bonjour." Standard French greeting used to say "good morning" "good afternoon" "good day" and "hello" can be used in both formal and casual settings.

So this is the standard way to say "good morning" in French. (You can use in any French-speaking country or region)

"Bon” means "good"

“Jour” means “day”. Translated literally, the phrase is meaning "good day."

Pronounce bonjour as “bon-zhoor”

How to say welcome in Italian.

How to say welcome in Italian.

Greeting someone as a host, Welcome someone with "benvenuto”

Ben is derived from Italian word "buon" that means"well."
Venuto is derived from verb "venire" that means "to come."
Benvenuto directlymeans "well coming."
Pronounce benvenuto as "behn-veh-noo-toh"

Slang of greeting in Italian

Slang of greeting in Italian

"incantato." is a slang that use informally to express great pleasure to meet someone.
The English compare with this pharse would be “spellbound” or “enchanted.”

Pronounce as "een-kahn-tah-toh"

How to say good evening in German.

How to say good evening in German.

"Guten Abend." is means Good evening.

This greeting is usually said after 6 p.m.

Pronounce as "Goo-ten ah-bend"

Italian's word to say when Greet someone new

Italian's word to say when Greet someone new 

You can say "piacere di conoscerti.Means “pleased to meet you”

Piacere is verb meaning "to please" or "to be fond of."
It can also be used to say "hello," but it is not commonly used.

Di is a preposition mean "of," "to," or "for,"

Conoscerti is an informal conjugation meaning "to know" or "to meet."

Pronounce piacere di conoscerti as "pee-ah-cheh-reh dee koh-noh-shehr-tee"

How to say good morning in Spanish

How to say good morning in Spanish

Say "¡Buenos días!" used for say "good morning" but even though it means "good day"

Pronounce as "BWE-nohs DEE-ahs"

How to say good day in German.

How to say good day in German.

"Guten Tag" is means Good day.

like "Guten Morgen" use when you are greeting business associates

or someone you do not know well.

This phrase is usually said between noon and 6 p.m.

Pronounce as "Goo-ten tahg"

Greeting group of friends in Italian

Greeting group of friends in Italian

Speak "ciao a tutti" If greeting a group of friends.
You might use this phrase instead of greeting everyone individually.
“Ciao” is an informal of saying “hi.”
"A" means "to" and "tutti" means "all" or "everyone"
Compare with English it is "hi to everyone"
Pronounce this phrase as "chow ah too-tee"

How to answer the phone in Italian

How to answer the phone in Italian 

In Italian you can say "pronto?"
Pronto is another term used to say “hello” in Italian
but it's used for telephone conversations only.
"Pronto" can use when making a phone call or receiving a phone call.
Pronto means "ready" in English.
Pronounce pronto as "prohn-toh"

How to say hello in Spanish

How to say hello in Spanish

Say "¡Hola!" This is pronounced "OH-lah" means "hello" but can be used as "hi."

Remembering to keep the "h" silent.

How to say "Good evening" in Italian

Say "Good evening" in Italian with "buonasera"

The polite way to greet or farewell to someone after 4 P.M. is "buonasera"
Buona means "good"
Sera is means "evening"
Pronounce buonasera as "bwoh-nah seh-rah"

How to say good morning in German

How to say good morning in German.

Say "Guten Morgen" in the morning.

Translates into “good morning.”

Say this pharse when you are greeting business associates

or someone you do not know well.

Be use until 10 a.m.

Pronounce as "Goo-ten mohr-gen"

How to say "Good afternoon" in Italian

Greeting with "buon pomeriggio" in the afternoon. 

This phrase means “good afternoon” as a greeting or farewell in after noon.
Please note that you can hear buongiorno in the afternoon, but buon pomeriggio is more common and accurate.
Buon means “good”
pomeriggio is a noun means “afternoon.”
Pronounce the greeting as "bwohn poh-meh-ree-joh"

How to say Hello in Italian 2

How to say Hello in Italian -Salve

Another word that use for say hello in Italian is "salve" for neutral situations.
Salve is more appropriate to use among people you are not on familiar. Compare with English speaker, “ciao” is like “hi” while “salve” is like “hello.”
"Salve" is borrowed from Latin and was used by the Romans during Caesar's period.
And salve can also be used to say "good-bye" depending on the context.
Pronounce salve as "sahl-veh"

How to say Hello in Italian (Standard Hello)

Standard Hello

Say "ciao". This is one of common ways to say “hello” or “hi” in Italian.
Please note that “ciao” can also mean as “good-bye” depending on the context.
While it is a common greeting, Be used in casual situations or with friends and family.
Pronounce ciao as "chow".

How to say good morning in Italian

Say "buongiorno" in the morning. Translates into “good day” or “good morning.”

Detail:
Buon is from the Italian adjective call "buono" that means "good."
Giorno is from Italian noun that means "day"
Even though buongiorno can also mean "good-bye" 
You can still use these phrases with friends and family.
Pronounce buongiorno as "bwohn jor-noh."