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Welcoming Phrases (Romanized Version)
Offer a greeting in Russian and thanks in Korean, or say farewell in Farsi.
English
hello
welcome
thank you
you’re welcome
goodbye
Arabic
keyfa halak
ahlan wa sahlan
shukran
sharraftina
ma’a assalama
Cantonese
nei5 hou2
fun1 jing4
do1 ze6
m4 sai2 haak3 hei3
zoi3 gin3
Dari
sal-aam
khush aa-ma-den
tasha-kur
qaa-bel-e tasha-kur
nest
khu-daa haa-fez
Farsi
salaam
khosh amadadid
motashakiram
khahish mikonam
khoda hafiz
Filipino
kumusta
mabuhay
maraming salamat
walang ano man
paalam
French
bonjour
bienvenue
merci
de rien
au revoir
Hindi
namastey
swaagatam
dhanyawaad
No direct equivalent
namastey
Korean
annyeonghaseyo
hwannyeonghamnida
gamsahamnida
cheonmaneyo
annyeonghi gaseyo
Mandarin
nĭ hăo
huān yíng
xiè xie
bú kè qi
zài jiàn
Punjabi
sat sree akaal
jee aayaan noo
dhannvaad
No direct equivalent
phir milaange
Russian
´zdrastvujte
dab´ro pa´zhalavat’
spa´siba
pa´zhalusta
da svi´dan’ja
Spanish
hola
bienvenido
gracias
de nada
hasta luego
Urdu
aslam o alaikam
khush aamdaid
shukria
khush aamdaid
Allah hafiz
Vietnamese
xin chào
chào mừng
cám ơn
không có chi
tạm biệt
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Welcoming Phrases
Offer a greeting in Russian and thanks in Korean, or say farewell in Farsi.
English
hello
welcome
thank you
you’re welcome
goodbye
Arabic
‫آﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ‬
‫ﻼ‬
ً ‫ﻼ وﺳﻬ‬
ً ‫أه‬
‫ﺷﻜﺮًا‬
‫ﺷﺮﻓﺘﻨﺎ‬
‫ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ‬
Chinese traditional
您好
歡迎
多謝
唔駛客氣
再見
Chinese simplified
你好
欢迎
谢谢
不客气
再见
Dari
‫ﺳﻼم‬
‫ﺧﻮش ﺁﻣﺪﻳﻦ‬
‫ﺗﺸﮑﺮ‬
‫ﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻧﻴﺴﺖ‬
‫ﺧﺪا ﺣﺎﻓﻆ‬
Farsi
‫ﺳﻼم‬
‫ﺧﻮش ﺁﻣﺪﻳﺪ‬
‫ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬
‫ﺧﻮاهﺶ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬
‫ﺧﺪا ﺣﺎﻓﻆ‬
Filipino
kumusta
mabuhay
maraming salamat
walang ano man
paalam
French
bonjour
bienvenue
merci
de rien
au revoir
नमःते
ःवागत
धन्यवाद
No direct equivalent
नमःते
Korean
안녕하세요
환영합니다
감사합니다
천만에요
안녕히 가세요
Punjabi
ਸਿਤ ਸਰ੍ੀ ਅਕਾਲ
ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ
ਧੰ ਨਵਾਦ
No direct equivalent
ਿਫਰ ਿਮਲਾਂਗੇ
Russian
Здравствуйте
Добро пожаловать
Спасибо
Пожалуйста
До свидания
Spanish
hola
bienvenido
gracias
de nada
hasta luego
Urdu
‫اﺳﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﮑﻢ‬
‫ﺧﻮش ﺁﻣﺪﻳﺪ‬
‫ﺷﮑﺮﻳہ‬
‫ﺧﻮش ﺁﻣﺪﻳﺪ‬
‫اﷲ ﺣﺎﻓﻆ‬
Vietnamese
xin chào
chào mừng
cám ơn
không có chi
tạm biệt
Hindi
But how do you say that?
To hear native speakers pronounce these phrases, go to
http://www.bpl.bc.ca/kids/embracing-diversity/welcoming-phrases