How to say Hello in Asian languages?

1. How to say “Hello” in Asian languages It all starts with a Hello, along with a smile to form a long-lasting friendship, an unconditional love, a special bond between total strangers or to open a door into a whole new culture. Because saying “Hello” with a person in his/her own language is the easiest way to break the ice. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is limiting our travels, in no way it can prevent us from making new friends around the world. So why not let us bring you to some beautiful pieces of our planet by introducing ways to say “hello” in some Asian languages? 1. How to say Hello in Japanese Konnichiwa ( 今日は) Konnichiwa is the most common way to say “hello” in Japanese. It is appropriate for both day and night-time, both formal or informal situations. However, there is several other time-specific way that Japanese use to greet other people, such as “お早うございます” (ohayō gozaimasu) in the morning, “今日は” (konnichiwa) in the afternoon and “今晩は” (konbanwa) in the evening. Besides the language itself, each culture usually has its own rule of greeting. In Japanese culture, bowing is deeply ingrained and not returning one’s bow may be considered rude. But no worries at all, learning how to bow in a right way is not a big challenge. When you meet your friends, co-workers or someone at a same social position as you, just do a 15 waist bow,

2. which Japanese calls an eshaku (会釈), meanwhile with people at higher positions or elders, you should do a keirei 敬礼 (45° waist bow). 2. How to say Hello in Korea Anyeonghaseyo ( 안녕하세요) Are there some Kpop or K-drama fans here? If the answer is yes, you've probably heard that word for a bunch of time. It is a standard greeting for Korean people and you can use that word in every setting. However, anyeonghaseyo is not the only way to say “hello” in Korean. If you want to show respect to a person, you can change the “haseyo” into “hashimnikka” and say “anyeonghashimnikka”. In contrast, if you hang out with your friends and want to make it more informal, you can just say “anyeong”. 3. How to say HELLO in Chinese (Mandarin) Nǐ hǎo你好! Seems like very simple, but be careful with the pronunciation because Chinese is a tonal language which means two totally different words just have small differences in tone. One more thing you should remember is that Chinese culture is very strict to rules of respect. Hence, if you want to greet an elder or a senior, you should say “nín hǎo” (您好) instead of Nǐ hǎo. 4. How to say HELLO in Thailand

3. In Thailand, men say sawasdee khrap (pronounced "sah-wah-dee krap") while women say sawasdee kha (pronounced "sah-wah-dee kah"). Do not forget to add a wai (holding the palms together in front of the face with a slight bow) to your hello and you will definitely gain a shiny smile back. 5. How to say HELLO in Indonesia The official language of Indonesia is Bahasa which has different ways to say hello depending on the time of the day. But “hello” always has the magic of simply, so just say “halo” and it is fine. 6. How to say HELLO in Malaysia As with Indonesian, greetings in the Malaysian language are based on the time of day. Good Morning: Selamat pagi (pronounced "pahg-ee")

4. Good Afternoon: Selamat tengah hari (pronounced "teen-gah har-ee") Good Evening: Selamat Petang (pronounced "puh-tong") Good Night: Selamat Malam (pronounced "mah-lahm") 7. How to say HELLO in India India is well-known for its diversity with many different languages, but Hindi is the official and the most spoken one. Due to specific situations, Indians greet other people differently. Namaste (pronounced: nam-as-stay) is the traditional way and it can be used at any time of the day. Otherwise, you can say Suprabhat (pronounced: soop-ra-bhat) in the morning and Subha dina (pronounced: soob-ha dee-na) in the afternoon. Putting your hand in front of your chest with a slight bow will show more respect. 8. How to say HELLO in Burma/Myanmar Welcome to a country of high touristic and historical interest. When visit its famous pagodas and enjoy its chaotic charm, do not miss chances to know more about the

5. local customs by saying “Min-ga-la-ba shin” (if you are a woman) or “Min-ga-la-ba khin-bah” (if you are a man). Each language has its own way to say “hello” and even this word in most cases is the easiest word to learn, sometimes it is still too difficult to say it right. However, keep in mind that pronunciation is not a point, the point is that you tried to learn and show your interest in that culture. So we hope that you will always be confident to start your journal and create your own story with a “hello”.