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Greetings by Language - INI
Greetings by Language is a comprehensive collection of basic communication expressions used in different cultures and regions around the world. It covers how to say 'hello', 'thank you', 'goodbye', and 'please' in major languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Hindi. These expressions are essential elements for travel, international exchange, and cross-cultural understanding. The collection includes pronunciation guides, native script representations, and explanations of usage contexts for each language.
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[item.english]
code=EN
slug=english
name=English
greetings_goodbye_native=Goodbye
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Good-bye
greetings_hello_native=Hello
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Heh-loh
greetings_please_native=Please
greetings_please_pronunciation=Pleez
greetings_thankYou_native=Thank you
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Thank yoo
region=UK, USA, Canada, Australia, etc.
speakers=約15億人
[item.spanish]
code=ES
slug=spanish
name=Spanish
greetings_goodbye_native=Adiós
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Ah-dee-ohs
greetings_hello_native=¡Hola!
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Oh-lah
greetings_please_native=Por favor
greetings_please_pronunciation=Por fah-vor
greetings_thankYou_native=Gracias
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Grah-see-ahs
region=Spain, Latin America
speakers=約5億人
[item.french]
code=FR
slug=french
name=French
greetings_goodbye_native=Au revoir
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Oh ruh-vwar
greetings_hello_native=Bonjour
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Bon-zhoor
greetings_please_native=S'il vous plaît
greetings_please_pronunciation=See voo pleh
greetings_thankYou_native=Merci
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Mehr-see
region=France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
speakers=約3億人
[item.german]
code=DE
slug=german
name=German
greetings_goodbye_native=Auf Wiedersehen
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Owf vee-der-zayn
greetings_hello_native=Hallo
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Hah-loh
greetings_please_native=Bitte
greetings_please_pronunciation=Bee-teh
greetings_thankYou_native=Danke
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Dahn-keh
region=Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc.
speakers=約1.3億人
[item.italian]
code=IT
slug=italian
name=Italian
greetings_goodbye_native=Arrivederci / Ciao
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Ah-ree-veh-dehr-chee / Chow
greetings_hello_native=Ciao / Buongiorno
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Chow / Bwon-jor-no
greetings_please_native=Per favore
greetings_please_pronunciation=Per fah-voh-reh
greetings_thankYou_native=Grazie
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Graht-zee-eh
region=Italy, Switzerland
speakers=約6500万人
[item.chinese-mandarin]
code=ZH
slug=chinese-mandarin
name=Chinese (Mandarin)
greetings_goodbye_native=再见
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Zàijiàn
greetings_hello_native=你好
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Nǐ hǎo
greetings_please_native=请
greetings_please_pronunciation=Qǐng
greetings_thankYou_native=谢谢
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Xièxiè
region=China, Taiwan, Singapore
speakers=約11億人
[item.japanese]
code=JA
slug=japanese
name=Japanese
greetings_goodbye_native=さようなら
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Sayōnara
greetings_hello_native=こんにちは
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Konnichiwa
greetings_please_native=お願いします
greetings_please_pronunciation=Onegai shimasu
greetings_thankYou_native=ありがとう
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Arigatō
region=Japan
speakers=約1.25億人
[item.korean]
code=KO
slug=korean
name=Korean
greetings_goodbye_native=안녕히 가세요
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Annyeonghi gaseyo
greetings_hello_native=안녕하세요
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Annyeonghaseyo
greetings_please_native=주세요
greetings_please_pronunciation=Juseyo
greetings_thankYou_native=감사합니다
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Gamsahamnida
region=South Korea, North Korea
speakers=約8000万人
[item.russian]
code=RU
slug=russian
name=Russian
greetings_goodbye_native=До свидания
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Do svidaniya
greetings_hello_native=Здравствуйте
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Zdravstvuyte
greetings_please_native=Пожалуйста
greetings_please_pronunciation=Pozhaluysta
greetings_thankYou_native=Спасибо
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Spasiba
region=Russia, former Soviet states
speakers=約2.6億人
[item.arabic]
code=AR
slug=arabic
name=Arabic
greetings_goodbye_native=مع السلامة
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Ma'a salama
greetings_hello_native=مرحبا / السلام عليكم
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Marhaba / As-salamu alaykum
greetings_please_native=من فضلك
greetings_please_pronunciation=Min fadlik
greetings_thankYou_native=شكرا لك
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Shukran
region=Middle East, North Africa
speakers=約3.6億人
[item.hindi]
code=HI
slug=hindi
name=Hindi
greetings_goodbye_native=अलविदा / नमस्ते
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Alvida / Namaste
greetings_hello_native=नमस्ते
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Namaste
greetings_please_native=कृपया
greetings_please_pronunciation=Kripaya
greetings_thankYou_native=धन्यवाद
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Dhanyavad
region=India
speakers=約6億人
[item.portuguese]
code=PT
slug=portuguese
name=Portuguese
greetings_goodbye_native=Adeus / Tchau
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Ah-deh-oosh / Chow
greetings_hello_native=Olá
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Oh-lah
greetings_please_native=Por favor
greetings_please_pronunciation=Pohr fah-vohr
greetings_thankYou_native=Obrigado (m) / Obrigada (f)
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Oh-bree-gah-doh / dah
region=Portugal, Brazil, Angola, etc.
speakers=約2.6億人
[item.turkish]
code=TR
slug=turkish
name=Turkish
greetings_goodbye_native=Görüşmek üzere
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Guh-ruush-mek uh-zeh-reh
greetings_hello_native=Merhaba
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Mehr-hah-bah
greetings_please_native=Lütfen
greetings_please_pronunciation=Lut-fen
greetings_thankYou_native=Teşekkür ederim
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Teh-sheh-kur eh-deh-rim
region=Turkey, Cyprus
speakers=約8000万人
[item.thai]
code=TH
slug=thai
name=Thai
greetings_goodbye_native=สวัสดี / ลาก่อน
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Sawasdee / La khon
greetings_hello_native=สวัสดี
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Sawasdee
greetings_please_native=กรุณา
greetings_please_pronunciation=Ga-ru-naa
greetings_thankYou_native=ขอบคุณ
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Khop khun
region=Thailand
speakers=約6000万人
[item.vietnamese]
code=VI
slug=vietnamese
name=Vietnamese
greetings_goodbye_native=Tạm biệt
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Tam byet
greetings_hello_native=Xin chào
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Sin chow
greetings_please_native=Làm ơn
greetings_please_pronunciation=Lam un
greetings_thankYou_native=Cảm ơn
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Gam un
region=Vietnam
speakers=約8500万人
[item.greek]
code=EL
slug=greek
name=Greek
greetings_goodbye_native=Αντίο / Γεια
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=A-dee-oh / Yee-ah
greetings_hello_native=Γειά σας
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Yia sas
greetings_please_native=Παρακαλώ
greetings_please_pronunciation=Pah-rah-kah-loh
greetings_thankYou_native=Ευχαριστώ
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Ef-hah-rees-toh
region=Greece, Cyprus
speakers=約1300万人
[item.hebrew]
code=HE
slug=hebrew
name=Hebrew
greetings_goodbye_native=שלום / להתראות
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Shalom / Lehitraot
greetings_hello_native=שלום
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Shalom
greetings_please_native=בבקשה
greetings_please_pronunciation=Bevakasha
greetings_thankYou_native=תודה
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Todah
region=Israel
speakers=約900万人
[item.dutch]
code=NL
slug=dutch
name=Dutch
greetings_goodbye_native=Tot ziens / Dag
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Tot zeens / Dahkh
greetings_hello_native=Hallo
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Hah-loh
greetings_please_native=Alstublieft
greetings_please_pronunciation=Al-stoo-bleeft
greetings_thankYou_native=Dank u / Dankjewel
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Dahnk oo / Dahnk-yeh-vel
region=Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname
speakers=約2500万人
[item.polish]
code=PL
slug=polish
name=Polish
greetings_goodbye_native=Do widzenia / Cześć
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Doh veed-zen-yah / Cheshch
greetings_hello_native=Cześć / Dzień dobry
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Cheshch / Jyen dob-ri
greetings_please_native=Proszę
greetings_please_pronunciation=Proh-sheh
greetings_thankYou_native=Dziękuję
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Jyen-koo-yeh
region=Poland
speakers=約4500万人
[item.swedish]
code=SV
slug=swedish
name=Swedish
greetings_goodbye_native=Hej då / Vi ses
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Hey doh / Vee says
greetings_hello_native=Hej
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Hey
greetings_please_native=Snälla / Vänligen
greetings_please_pronunciation=Snel-lah / Ven-lee-yen
greetings_thankYou_native=Tack
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Tahk
region=Sweden, Finland
speakers=約1000万人
[item.swahili]
code=SW
slug=swahili
name=Swahili
greetings_goodbye_native=Kwaheri
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Kwah-heh-ree
greetings_hello_native=Jambo / Habari
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Jahm-boh / Hah-bah-ree
greetings_please_native=Tafadhali
greetings_please_pronunciation=Tah-fah-dhah-lee
greetings_thankYou_native=Asante
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Ah-sahn-teh
region=East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, etc.)
speakers=約5000万人
[item.indonesian]
code=ID
slug=indonesian
name=Indonesian
greetings_goodbye_native=Selamat tinggal
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Seh-lah-maht ting-gahl
greetings_hello_native=Halo
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Hah-loh
greetings_please_native=Tolong
greetings_please_pronunciation=Toh-long
greetings_thankYou_native=Terima kasih
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Teh-ree-mah kah-see
region=Indonesia
speakers=約4300万人
[item.tagalog]
code=TL
slug=tagalog
name=Tagalog
greetings_goodbye_native=Paalam
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Pah-ah-lahm
greetings_hello_native=Kamusta
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Kah-moos-tah
greetings_please_native=Pakiusap
greetings_please_pronunciation=Pah-kee-oo-sahp
greetings_thankYou_native=Salamat
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Sah-lah-maht
region=Philippines
speakers=約4500万人
[item.czech]
code=CS
slug=czech
name=Czech
greetings_goodbye_native=Na shledanou
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Nah shle-dah-noh
greetings_hello_native=Ahoj / Dobrý den
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Ah-hoy / Doh-bree den
greetings_please_native=Prosím
greetings_please_pronunciation=Proh-seem
greetings_thankYou_native=Děkuji
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Dyeh-koo-yi
region=Czech Republic
speakers=約1000万人
[item.romanian]
code=RO
slug=romanian
name=Romanian
greetings_goodbye_native=La revedere
greetings_goodbye_pronunciation=Lah reh-veh-deh-reh
greetings_hello_native=Bună
greetings_hello_pronunciation=Boo-nuh
greetings_please_native=Vă rog
greetings_please_pronunciation=Vuh rohg
greetings_thankYou_native=Mulțumesc
greetings_thankYou_pronunciation=Mool-tzoo-mesk
region=Romania, Moldova
speakers=約2400万人