Greetings are among the most used expressions in a language, and they often allow us to start and end a conversation. Given their importance in any everyday spoken and written language, I have just listed the most common ones of the main languages here . I hope you will enjoy!
In Chinese
Zao shàng hao! Good morning!
Xià wu hao! Good afternoon!
Wan shàng hao! Good evening!
Wan an! Good night!
Ni Hao! Hello!
Zài jiàn! Goodbye!
Gào cí le! So long!
Huí tóu jiàn! See you later!
In French
Bonjour! Good morning!
Bon apres-midi! Good afternoon!
Bonsoir! Good evening!
Bonne nuit! Good night!
Bonjour! Hello!
Au revoir! Goodbye!
A bientot! See you soon!
A bientot! See you later!
In German
Guten morgen! Good morning!
Guten tag! Good day / Good afternoon!
Guten Abend! Good evening!
Gute Nacht! Good night!
Hallo! Hello!
Auf wiedersehen! Goodbye!
Bis bald! See you soon!
Bis später! See you later!
In Italian
Buon giorno! Good morning!
Buon pomeriggio! Good afternoon!
Buona sera! Good evening!
Buona notte! Good night!
Ciao! Hello! / Hi!
Arrivederci! Goodbye!
Ciao! Goodbye!
A presto! So long!
A più tardi! See you later!
In order to hear the audio of these Italian greetings, visit the following
two pages:
Four very common greetings
and
Greetings and parting expressions
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In Japanese
Ohayou gozaimasu! Good morning!
Konnichiwa! Good afternoon!
Konbanwa! Good evening!
Oyasuminasai! Good night!
Sayonara! Goodbye!
Dewa mata suguni ne! See you soon!
Dewa mata atode! See you later!
In Portuguese
Bom dia! Good morning!
Boa tarde! Good afternoon!
Boa noite! Good evening! / Good night!
Olá! Hello!
Adeus! Goodbye!
Até logo! See you soon!
Até mais tarde! See you later!
In Spanish
Buenos días! Good morning!
Buenas tardes! Good afternoon! / Good evening!
Buenas noches! Good night!
Hola! Hello! / Hi!
Adiós! Goodbye!
Asta pronto! See you soon!
Hasta luego! See you later!
Your comments are welcome!
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- Salvatore Salvatore Sep 17, 2009 @ 9:47 am
- Thank you Sandy! Ciao!!
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- sandyspider sandyspider Sep 16, 2009 @ 11:47 am
- Ciao to you! A very nice greetings lens!
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- WindyWinters WindyWinters Aug 23, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
- Welcome and Happy Squidooing! :)
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- Salvatore Salvatore Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:50 am
- Hallo Nochipra!
You are very welcome! Thanks for dropping by.
Auf wiedersehen!
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- Salvatore Salvatore Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:41 am
- Evelyn, thanks!
Bonjour, Buenos Dias, Guten tag to you too!
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Other web pages about greetings and parting expressions
- Italian language course: Greetings and parting expressions
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