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What is hi in a bunch of different languages?

Here's a list of "hi" in various languages, along with some pronunciation notes:

European Languages:

* English: Hi

* French: Bonjour (pronounced bohn-zhoor)

* Spanish: Hola (pronounced oh-la)

* Italian: Ciao (pronounced chow)

* German: Hallo (pronounced ha-loh)

* Portuguese: Olá (pronounced oh-la)

* Russian: Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte, pronounced zdrahv-stvoo-y-tye)

* Polish: Cześć (pronounced cheshch)

* Dutch: Hallo (pronounced ha-loh)

* Swedish: Hej (pronounced hey)

* Finnish: Hei (pronounced hey)

* Danish: Hej (pronounced hey)

* Norwegian: Hei (pronounced hey)

* Greek: Γειά σου (Ya sou, pronounced ya-soo)

* Hungarian: Szia (pronounced see-ah)

Asian Languages:

* Chinese (Mandarin): 你好 (Nǐ hǎo, pronounced nee-how)

* Japanese: こんにちは (Konnichiwa, pronounced kon-ni-chi-wa)

* Korean: 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo, pronounced an-nyung-ha-se-yo)

* Hindi: नमस्ते (Namaste, pronounced na-mas-tey)

* Thai: สวัสดี (Sa-wat-dee, pronounced sa-wat-dee)

* Vietnamese: Xin chào (pronounced shin chao)

* Arabic: مرحبا (Marhabaan, pronounced mar-ha-ban)

* Hebrew: שלום (Shalom, pronounced sha-lom)

Other Languages:

* Latin: Salve (pronounced sal-vey)

* Swahili: Habari (pronounced ha-ba-ri)

* Zulu: Sawubona (pronounced sa-wu-bo-na)

Important Note: These are just some common greetings, and in many languages, there are other ways to say "hi" depending on the time of day, the formality of the situation, and your relationship with the person you are greeting.

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