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