👋 Hello in Different Languages for Kids

Different Languages

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Saying “hello” is the first step to making friends everywhere!

Kids who learn how to greet in many languages can connect with people all around the world.

It’s fun and helps you feel closer to different cultures.

🌍 How to Say “Hello” in 70 Different Languages for Kids

English (🇺🇸) – Hello | Pronunciation: heh-loh
“Hello! How are you?”
Spanish (🇪🇸) – Hola | Pronunciation: oh-la
“¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?”
French (🇫🇷) – Bonjour | Pronunciation: bon-zhoor
“Bonjour! Comment ça va?”
German (🇩🇪) – Hallo | Pronunciation: hah-loh
“Hallo! Wie geht’s dir?”
Italian (🇮🇹) – Ciao | Pronunciation: chow
“Ciao! Come stai?”
Japanese (🇯🇵) – こんにちは (Konnichiwa) | Pronunciation: kon-nee-chee-wah
“こんにちは！お元気ですか？”
Chinese (🇨🇳) – 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) | Pronunciation: nee how
“你好！你好吗？”
Russian (🇷🇺) – Привет (Privet) | Pronunciation: pree-vyet
“Привет! Как дела?”
Arabic (🇸🇦) – مرحبا (Marhaba) | Pronunciation: mar-ha-ba
“مرحبا! كيف حالك؟”
Hindi (🇮🇳) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: nah-mas-tay
“नमस्ते! कैसे हो?”
Korean (🇰🇷) – 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo) | Pronunciation: ann-yeong-ha-seh-yo
“안녕하세요! 잘 지내요?”
Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Olá | Pronunciation: oh-lah
“Olá! Como vai?”
Turkish (🇹🇷) – Merhaba | Pronunciation: mer-ha-ba
“Merhaba! Nasılsın?”
Dutch (🇳🇱) – Hallo | Pronunciation: hah-loh
“Hallo! Hoe gaat het?”
Swedish (🇸🇪) – Hej | Pronunciation: hey
“Hej! Hur mår du?”
Greek (🇬🇷) – Γεια (Yia) | Pronunciation: yah
“Γεια! Τι κάνεις;”
Swahili (🇰🇪) – Jambo | Pronunciation: jahm-boh
“Jambo! Habari gani?”
Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שלום (Shalom) | Pronunciation: shah-lohm
“שלום! מה נשמע?”
Filipino (🇵🇭) – Kamusta | Pronunciation: kah-moos-tah
“Kamusta! Kumusta ka?”
Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Xin chào | Pronunciation: sin chow
“Xin chào! Bạn khỏe không?”
Maori (🇳🇿) – Kia ora | Pronunciation: kee-ah or-ah
“Kia ora! Pehea koe?”
Bengali (🇧🇩) – হ্যালো (Hyālō) | Pronunciation: hyah-loh
“হ্যালো! তুমি কেমন আছো?”
Polish (🇵🇱) – Cześć | Pronunciation: cheshch
“Cześć! Jak się masz?”
Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hei | Pronunciation: hey
“Hei! Mitä kuuluu?”
Romanian (🇷🇴) – Salut | Pronunciation: sah-loot
“Salut! Ce faci?”
Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Szia | Pronunciation: see-ah
“Szia! Hogy vagy?”
Czech (🇨🇿) – Ahoj | Pronunciation: ah-hoy
“Ahoj! Jak se máš?”
Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Halo | Pronunciation: hah-loh
“Halo! Apa kabar?”
Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดี (Sawasdee) | Pronunciation: sa-wat-dee
“สวัสดี! สบายดีไหม?”
Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sveiki | Pronunciation: svei-kee
“Sveiki! Kā tev klājas?”
Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Привіт (Pryvit) | Pronunciation: pri-veet
“Привіт! Як справи?”
Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Здравей (Zdravey) | Pronunciation: zdra-vey
“Здравей! Как си?”
Serbian (🇷🇸) – Здраво (Zdravo) | Pronunciation: zdra-vo
“Здраво! Како си?”
Croatian (🇭🇷) – Bok | Pronunciation: bok
“Bok! Kako si?”
Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ahoj | Pronunciation: ah-hoy
“Ahoj! Ako sa máš?”
Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Labas | Pronunciation: lah-bas
“Labas! Kaip sekasi?”
Estonian (🇪🇪) – Tere | Pronunciation: teh-reh
“Tere! Kuidas sul läheb?”
Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Halló | Pronunciation: ha-lo
“Halló! Hvernig hefur þú það?”
Maltese (🇲🇹) – Bongu | Pronunciation: bon-goo
“Bongu! Kif inti?”
Irish (🇮🇪) – Dia dhuit | Pronunciation: dee-ah gwit
“Dia dhuit! Conas atá tú?”
Welsh (🏴) – Helo | Pronunciation: heh-lo
“Helo! Sut wyt ti?”
Catalan (🇪🇸) – Hola | Pronunciation: oh-la
“Hola! Com estàs?”
Basque (🇪🇸) – Kaixo | Pronunciation: kai-sho
“Kaixo! Nola zaude?”
Galician (🇪🇸) – Ola | Pronunciation: oh-la
“Ola! Como estás?”
Corsican (🇫🇷) – Bonghjornu | Pronunciation: bon-jor-noo
“Bonghjornu! Cumu si?”
Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Moien | Pronunciation: moy-en
“Moien! Wéi geet et?”
Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Прывітанне (Pryvitannie) | Pronunciation: pri-vee-tan-nye
“Прывітанне! Як справы?”
Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Salam | Pronunciation: sah-lahm
“Salam! Necəsən?”
Georgian (🇬🇪) – გამარჯობა (Gamarjoba) | Pronunciation: gah-mar-joh-bah
“გამარჯობა! როგორ ხარ?”
Armenian (🇦🇲) – Բարեւ (Barev) | Pronunciation: bah-rev
“Բարեւ! Ինչպե՞ս ես।”
Kurdish (🇮🇶) – Slaw | Pronunciation: slahw
“Slaw! Tu çawa yî?”
Pashto (🇦🇫) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: sah-lahm
“سلام! څنګه یی؟”
Dari (🇦🇫) – سلام (Salam) | Pronunciation: sah-lahm
“سلام! چطوری؟”
Nepali (🇳🇵) – नमस्ते (Namaste) | Pronunciation: nah-mas-tay
“नमस्ते! तिमीलाई कस्तो छ?”
Sinhala (🇱🇰) – හෙලෝ (Hello) | Pronunciation: heh-loh
“හෙලෝ! ඔබට කොහොමද?”
Tamil (🇮🇳) – வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) | Pronunciation: va-nak-kam
“வணக்கம்! எப்படி இருக்கிறாய்?”
Telugu (🇮🇳) – హలో (Halo) | Pronunciation: hah-loh
“హలో! ఎలా ఉన్నావు?”
Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಹಲೋ (Halo) | Pronunciation: hah-loh
“ಹಲೋ! ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ?”
Malayalam (🇮🇳) – ഹലോ (Halo) | Pronunciation: hah-loh
“ഹലോ! എങ്ങനെ ഇരിക്കുന്നു?”
Marathi (🇮🇳) – नमस्कार (Namaskar) | Pronunciation: nah-mah-skar
“नमस्कार! कसे आहेस?”
Gujarati (🇮🇳) – નમસ્તે (Namaste) | Pronunciation: nah-mas-tay
“નમસ્તે! કેમ છો?”
Punjabi (🇮🇳) – ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat Sri Akal) | Pronunciation: sut-sree-uh-kal
“ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋ?”
Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Salom | Pronunciation: sah-lom
“Salom! Qalaysiz?”
Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be) | Pronunciation: sa-le-met-siz beh
“Сәлеметсіз бе! Қалыңыз қалай?”
Turkmen (🇹🇲) – Salam | Pronunciation: sah-lahm
“Salam! Nähiliň?”
Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Сайн байна уу (Sain baina uu) | Pronunciation: sain bai-na oo
“Сайн байна уу! Танд сайн уу?”
Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີ (Sabaidee) | Pronunciation: sa-bai-dee
“ສະບາຍດີ! ເຈົ້າສະ