Having been lucky enough to work and travel in a host of different countries, I’ve learned the value of being able to speak even just a few words in a foreign language – particularly the less spoken languages that people do not expect you to know. So as part of my quest to complete 50 Goals in a Year I’ve set myself the challenge of learning to say ‘hello’, ‘thank you’ and ‘cheers’ in 30 different languages.
I’ve copied the list below should you wish to join me on this challenge. It was surprisingly difficult to compile this list as there is so much ambiguity over the precise meaning and translation (particularly ‘cheers’), so please, if you spot any mistakes, then please let me know…
Language Hello Thank You Cheers* Arabic assalamu alaikum shukran fisehatak Belarusian pryvitannie dziakuj ŭra Bengali ohe tōmākē dhan'yabāda ciẏārsa Czech ahoj děkuji na zdraví Danish hej tak skaal Dutch hallo dank u proost Finnish hei kiitos kippis French bonjour merci sante Gaelic dia duit go raibh maith agat slainte German hallo danke prost Greek geia sas sas efcharisto jamas Hebrew shalom toda l'chaim Hindi namastē sukriyā ciyarsa Italian ciao grazie salute Japanese kon'nichiwa arigatō kampai Malay halo terima kasih sorakan Mandarin nín hǎo xièxiè gan bei Polish cześć dziękuję na zdrowie Portuguese olá obrigado saúde Punjabi sat sri akal sukriya a al sature Romanian alo mulţumesc noroc Russian privet spasibo budem Spanish hola gracias salud Swahili harbari asante afya Swedish hej tack skaal Tamil vanakkam naṉṟi ciyars Turkish merhaba teşekkür ederim şerefe Ukrainian pryvit spasybi budmo Zulu sawubona ngiyabonga oogy wawa *Cheers is often translated as 'to your health' or other variations
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