More than 70 countries are sending athletes to the 2002 Winter Games. Here is a sampling of how to say hello in various languages:
Language "hello" Pronunciation
Arabic Al Salaam a'alaykum Ahl sah-LAHM ah ah-LAY-koom
Armenian Barev Bar-ev
Bulgarian Zdraveite ZZ-DRA-veyt
Cantonese Nei Hou Nay Hoe
Cherokee Oh-see-YOH
Croatian Bok BOHk
Czech Dobry den DO-bry den
Danish Goddag Go dah
Dutch Hallo Hal-low
Estonian Tere TER-e
Finnish Terve TER-vey
French Bonjour Bohn-ZHOOR
German Guten Tag GOOT-en Tahk
Greek Kalimera Kah-lee-MEH-rah
Hawaiian Aloha Ah-LOH-hah
Hebrew Shalom Sha-LOHM
Hindi Namaste Nah-mah-STAY
Hungarian Szia ZEE-yah
Icelandic Hallo Hal-lo
Indonesian Assalamu alai kum Ahl sah-LAHM ah-LAY-koom
Italian Buon giorno Bwohn JOR-noh
Japanese Konnichiwa Kon-NEE-chee wah
Korean Annyong ha shimnikka An-YOH HASHim-ni-kah
Lithuanian Labas Lah-bahs
Mandarin Ni Hao Knee how
Mayan Ba'ax ka wa'alik BAH-ah shko-WAH al-LEEK
Mohawk Sekoh SHE-goh
Navajo Ya at eeh YAH-AHT-AY
Norwegian God dag Goo-dagh
Persian Selam She-lam
Polish Czesc Chesht
Portuguese Oi Oy
Romanian Buna ziua BOO-nuh ZEE-wa
Russian Zdraustvuite ZzDRAST-voyt-yah
Samoan Talofa lava Tah-lo-fa la-va
Serbian Zdravo ZDRAH-vo
Slovak Dobry den Dobree den
Slovenian Zdravo ZDRAD-vo
Spanish Hola OH-la
Swahili Jambo JAM-bo
Swedish God dag Goo dag
Tagalog Magandang tanghali po Ma-gan DANG tang-HA-lee poh
Turkish Merhaba MER-ha-ba
Ukranian Pryvit Pri-veet
Ute Mique Mak
Welsh Bore da BOY-ray DAH
Source: Salt Lake Organizing Committee Volunteer Web site ( www.saltlake2002.com)
