Here are some greetings you may know, ow want to know, so you can use them or at least recognize them. On world hello day, you are asked to greet people in ten languages.
Hello in Other Languages
1 English/American Hello, Hi
Hello is also used as a greeting in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa.
Many countries use hello on the phone, although they say another word as a greeting.
bonjiorno
Happy Birthday in other languages
Joyeux anniversaire. Happy anniversary or happy birthday in French.
Feliz cumpleaños in Spanish.
Welcome in other languages
'Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome,' that's what they song in the film Cabaret.
How many of you speak French or understand a little French?
Hello and welcome, or as the French would say, bon soir, good evening.
Goodbye in other languages
Adios. Arrivaderci. Aug Wiedersehen. Sayonara.
You sometimes hear people say,
'Learning languages is a waste of time and money. Everybody speaks English.'
1 Knowing other languages is not a waste of time. On Euston station in the year 2000 the English language announcement told us to evacuate the station. I was able to use French to tell a bilingual Spanish girl who also spoke French with her friends, Spanish speaking tourists, who came off the downwards escalator that they should leave.
2 Learning another language need not waste money. You can do it for free on duolingo.com
3 Not everybody speaks English. If they do, why are the UK government, and local government, the NHS (National Health Service) and the police spending so much on translating documents?
Useful Websites on Hello, Hello Day and Greetings
https://www.wikihow.com/Say-Happy-Birthday-in-Spanish
Translation Costs
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