WinterSports2002.com, Friday, February 08, 2002

"Hello" in 46 different languages

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


ArabicAl Salaam a'alaykumAhl sah-LAHM ah ah-LAY-koom


Armenian Barev  Bar-ev


BulgarianZdraveite ZZ-DRA-veyt


CantoneseNei HouNay Hoe


Cherokee  Oh-see-YOH


Croatian Bok BOHk


Czech Dobry den DO-bry den


DanishGoddag Go dah


Dutch Hallo  Hal-low


Estonian TereTER-e


Finnish  Terve  TER-vey


FrenchBonjourBohn-ZHOOR


GermanGuten Tag GOOT-en Tahk


Greek Kalimera  Kah-lee-MEH-rah


Hawaiian Aloha  Ah-LOH-hah


HebrewShalom Sha-LOHM


Hindi NamasteNah-mah-STAY


HungarianSziaZEE-yah


IcelandicHallo  Hal-lo


Indonesian  Assalamu alai kum  Ahl sah-LAHM ah-LAY-koom


Italian  Buon giorno  Bwohn JOR-noh


Japanese KonnichiwaKon-NEE-chee wah


KoreanAnnyong ha shimnikka  An-YOH HASHim-ni-kah


Lithuanian  Labas  Lah-bahs


Mandarin Ni Hao Knee how


Mayan Ba'ax ka wa'alikBAH-ah shko-WAH al-LEEK


MohawkSekoh  SHE-goh


NavajoYa at eeh YAH-AHT-AY


NorwegianGod dagGoo-dagh


Persian  Selam  She-lam


PolishCzesc  Chesht


Portuguese  Oi  Oy


Romanian Buna ziua BOO-nuh ZEE-wa


Russian  Zdraustvuite ZzDRAST-voyt-yah


SamoanTalofa lava  Tah-lo-fa la-va


Serbian  Zdravo ZDRAH-vo


SlovakDobry den Dobree den


SlovenianZdravo ZDRAD-vo


Spanish  HolaOH-la


Swahili  Jambo  JAM-bo


Swedish  God dagGoo dag


Tagalog  Magandang tanghali po Ma-gan DANG tang-HA-lee poh


Turkish  MerhabaMER-ha-ba


Ukranian Pryvit Pri-veet


UteMique  Mak


Welsh Bore daBOY-ray DAH





Source: Salt Lake Organizing Committee Volunteer Web site ( www.saltlake2002.com)


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