How do you say hello in your native language?

@lovebuglena (42913)
Staten Island, New York
November 11, 2017 6:32pm CST
In my native languages, which are Russian and Belarusian, hello would be zdravstvuyte and dobry dzien respectively. They are probably not easy to pronounce for non-native speakers. But I think pronouncing hello in Korean is even harder. If you want to say hello to someone in Korean you have to say annyeonghaseyo. I don't speak Korean, so don't know how to pronounce this word correctly. To me it sounds like I am sneezing when I try to pronounce annyeonghaseyo. I must be going bonkers. How do you say hello in your native language?
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• Peoria, Arizona
12 Nov 17
I normally go with Oh hey, or sup dude. Haha but of course English is my native language.
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 17
These can be cool alternatives to "hello" but not everyone may like "sup dude" .
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Nov 17
@lovebuglena Or like Fonzi, 'AAAAAAAAA!'
• Peoria, Arizona
12 Nov 17
@lovebuglena I even say it to my grandma haha that is just me!
@JudyEv (323748)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 17
If a word or even a person's name is totally foreign to you in the sense that you've never heard it before, it is very hard to remember it at all let alone pronounce it properly.
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
13 Nov 17
So true here.
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@much2say (53699)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Nov 17
Being born here, my "native" language is English . . . but I am also Japanese . . . hello is "konnichiwa".
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@much2say (53699)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Nov 17
@lovebuglena When my kids had to test for tae kwon do, they had to learn a list of Korean words that their Master had given them. One of them was "annyeonghaseyo" . . . I told them to remember "onion - haseyo" .
@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 17
That's much easier to pronounce than the Korean word.
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 17
@much2say That's an interesting way to remember it. I have to say that based on your way to remember it I was pronouncing it wrong.
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Nov 17
English is my native language, so that's easy enough to say, right?
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 17
Hello is definitely very easy to pronounce. But why are there two Ls?
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 17
@kobesbuddy I am sure English is not the only language that does this... but why include letters, in words, that are not even pronounced? Or why use one letter that sounds like another letter? Why not use that letter instead?
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Nov 17
@lovebuglena To add to the confusion, of the already mixed-up, English dialect! LOL
@ilocosboy (45161)
• Philippines
12 Nov 17
Oh my that is really hard to pronounce. I have also received some Korean greetings in my country through text. In my country you would say "magandang buhay"
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 17
@ilocosboy Interesting. It always amazes me when a word in one language translates into a phrase in another language.
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@ilocosboy (45161)
• Philippines
12 Nov 17
that is true, always amazing.
@kavinitu (5535)
• India
21 Nov 17
I am from India. Hello means Namaste. It's very easy to say
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Nov 17
I know this one. And yes, it's easy to pronounce.
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@kavinitu (5535)
• India
21 Nov 17
@lovebuglena Yes it is very easy and is becoming very common just like Hello
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@KrauseHome (36449)
• United States
13 Nov 17
Well, my native language since I am from the US is Hello. I am almost 1/2 French and Hello for them is Bon Jour. It would be interesting to learn how to say Hello in various languages.
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 17
Definitely, especially if people travel to different countries. The least they can do is learn how to say hello.
@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Nov 17
I am from China. Ni hao means hello in Chinese. Perhaps you know how to speak it. It is not that difficult anyway
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Nov 17
@lovebuglena Very good indeed
@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
12 Nov 17
In the Philippines, there is no direct word that translates into 'Hello' but I guess the closest one is 'Kamusta ka?' which directly translates into 'How are you?'.
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@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 17
Hmmm... Interesting!
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
13 Nov 17
In French, it is simple, we say "Allo".
@lovebuglena (42913)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Nov 17
@marlina How is the letter A pronounced?
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
12 Nov 17
Hello! I'm American, so it was easy. It is really neat to see all the other answers from the different countries!
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