Dutch
| Drenths & Gronings
Noord-Nederland,
Netherlands
Word USED Frequently BY friends & acquaintances
(interj.) • It's a local variety of 'hi', can also be used as a parting-greeting. I believe it to stem from either 'goedemorgen' (good morning) or 'mooi(e dag)' or something similar (which means beautiful (day)) but this is guesswork on my part.
“Moi, hoe is 't?” Ok, moi hè!
“Hi, how is it?” “Ok, bye”
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(God be with you) • A greeting used similarly to "hello" in English. The extended version "Dia is Muire dhuit" (God and Mary be with you) is used as the response.
"Dia dhuit, a Eóin." "Dia is Muire dhuit, a Saoirse."
Submitted August 2020 by phickee
Word USED Frequently BY Young People
(adj.) • (beautiful) • It’s a way to say “hello” to your friends in Rome. It can be followed by their name or by “zì” (lit. “uncle”), which means “bro”.
"Bella, zì!" "Bella, Simo!"
"Hello, bro!" "Hello, Simon!"
Scots
| Doric
Aberdeenshire ,
Scotland
Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used as a greeting, sometimes it means “how’s things?” And sometimes it just means hello!
"Fit like? Ach nae bad! Yersel?"
"How are things? Oh not bad! Yourself?"
Submitted August 2020 by antoniauri
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
Argentinians, especially those from Buenos Aires, use "buenas" as a greeting word. It means "hello", but it is shortened from regular greetings like "buen día" (good day) or "buenas tardes" (good afternoon). "Buenas" is used informally, amongst friends or even co-workers with whom you might have a friendly relationship with.
"Buenas, ¿cómo andan?"
"Goods, how's it going?"
Slang USED On Occasion BY Lower classes
(interj.) • (you feather) • Very informal way of saying hello.
"Tě péro, vole, tebe jsem neviděl..."
"You feather, dude, haven't seen you in ages."
Submitted August 2020 by teeaitch
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • Used as a greeting and a farewell.
"Bok! Kako si?"
"Hi! How are you?"
Word USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(interj.) • A happy, funny, positive way to say "hello".
"Halløjsa, hvordan har du det i dag?"
"Hey ya there, how are you today?"
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Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • Used to greet a person when you meet them or when you are taking leave of the person. Equivalent to 'Hello' in English.
"नमस्ते , आप कैसे हैं ?"
"Hello, how are you?"
Submitted August 2020 by simran
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Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A way of saying hello to your friends.
"Servus! Wie geht's?"
"Hi! How's it going?"
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æ
Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(v.) • (Are you having fun? ) • Used as an informal way to greet people instead of asking how are you, since there is no specific word for the English counterpart - hello. It can be used to convey the meanining of "Are you well" ?"
"મજામાં છે?"
"Are you having fun?"
Submitted August 2020 by hardimankodi
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Spanish
Santa Barbara,
Honduras
Sound USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
Used when you see someone, answer a phone call or visit someone's home.
"Oy, cómo estás?"
"Hi, how are you?"
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German
| Liechtenstein Dialect
Liechtenstein
Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • Frequent greeting, used in almost every situation. Exceptions: when greeting the elderly, we switch to the Swiss German, more formal "Grüezi". When greeting the Prince, we say "Grüss Gott, Durchlaucht".
"Hoi, bisch o am wandera?"
"Hi, so you're hiking too?"
Submitted August 2020 by princeofliechtenstein
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Scots
| Doric
North east,
Scotland
Expression USED Frequently BY Scots speakers
Used as an informal greeting. Hi.
"Aye aye, fit like i'day?"
"Hi, how are you today?"
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(day!) • Short for “good day”, used to say “hello”.
"Tach! Wie geht's?"
"Day, how are you?"
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English
Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire,
United Kingdom
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Potters
A way to say hello. An informal greeting.
"Ay up Duck, how are ya?"
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Word USED Very frequently BY Tamil people
It is a form of a greeting. Used to say hello and bye. Even when a call is answered “Vanakkam” is the first word they say and not “hello”.
"வணக்கம் நீங்க எப்படி இருக்கிரீங்க?"
"Hello. How are you doing?"
Submitted August 2020 by sandhya
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German
German speaking countries
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A colloquial form of saying hello.
"Huhu, wie geht's?"
"Huhu, how are you?"
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Slang USED In the past BY Everyone
Equivalent to the English "hello".
"Sall! Ce mai faci? Demult nu ne-am văzut."
"Hello! How are you? Long time no see."
