That's my collection of Hello/Bye pairs from all the world.
Is very small by now but I hope will grow.
If you know about any pair don't listed or a better way to write it
let me know.
| Argentina | Qué tal? | Chau |
| Belgium (Flanders, north) See also: Holland, same language | Hallo | Tot ziens |
| Bulgaria | Zdravej | Dovizhdane |
| Burma | Nay kawnlar? (How are you?) | Tartar |
| Canada | French part: same as used in France. Other parts: see USA, UK | |
| Chinese | Hai1, wei4 1=light, 4=heavy | Bye: zai4 jian4 Greeting: wen4 hou4, zhu4 he4 |
| Colombia | Qué hubo?, Cómo vas? (Cali) | Chao |
| Croatia | Zdravo | Bog |
| Czech Republic | Nazdar | Ahoj |
| Denmark | Hej | Med venlig hilsen (with (a) freindly greeting) |
| Finland | Hei, Terve | Terveisiä |
| France | Bonjour | Au revoir |
| Germany | Hallo | Grüße (Gruesse==greetings), tschüß (bye), auf wiedersehen (formal) |
| Greece | Yeia | Yeia / Antio |
| Holland | Hallo | Gegroet, De groeten |
| Hungary | Szia | Udvozlettel |
| Iceland | Halló / Hæ | Bless / Bæ |
| India (Hindi) | Namaskar, tum kaise hoon (Hi, how are you?) | Namaskar |
| India (Kannada) | Namaskaara, haegae iddieraa (Hi, how are you?) | Taata |
| India (Tamil) | VanaK-kam | VanaK-kam |
| Indonesia | Hallo | Selamat Tinggal (Good Bye) |
| Italy | Salve | Arrivederci |
| Japan | kon-nichi-wa (yaa :informal) | sayo-u-nara (ja-ne :informal) |
| Kazakhstan (Kazakh) | Salamatsyz ba (polite singular) Salamat pa (singular) Salamatsyzdarma (plural) | Sau bolyniz (singular) Sau bolynizdar (plural) [So long => Sau bol] |
| Latvia | Sveiki | Visu labu |
| Lithuania | Labas, sveikas | Iki |
| Malaysia | Selamat datang (safe arrival), apa khabar (what news?) | |
| Maroc | Salamoalicom | Salamoalicom |
| Netherlands (see also Holland, same country) | Hallo | Tot ziens |
| Norway | Hei, Hallo | Hadet |
| Pakistan (Urdu) | Aslam-o-Aliekum (may you have peace) | Khuda Hafiz (May god take care of you) |
| Persia (Iran) (Farsi) | Salam | Khodahafez |
| Poland | Witaj, Czesc | Zegnaj, Czesc, Pozdrowienie (greetings), Do widzenia (formal) |
| Portugal | Ola | Adeus, tchau |
| Philippines | Hi | Kumusta ka |
| Romania | Salut | La revedere |
| Russia | Privet (Привет is hello/hi), Zdravstvuyte (Здравствуйте means "hello" and is literally "be healthy"), Privetstvuju (Приветствую means "glad to see/heard you!") | Poka (Пока), Do svidaniya (До свидания => "will see you"), Vsego horoshego (всего хорошего => good bye) |
| Slovak | Ahoj | Cau [C with caron, sounds like Argentinian Chau] |
| Spain | Hola | Adios, Saludos |
| Sweden | Hej, Tjänare, Tjaba, Hejsan | Hej då, Hälsningar, Vi synes (we will be seeing), Vi höres (we will hear) |
| UK, USA | Hello, Hi | Bye, Greetings |
| Ukraine | Dobryi den, Zdorovenki buly | Do pobachennya |
Last update: tue jun 24 17:09:05 ART 2003