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Greetings by Language - YAML

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