Hello
(Nahhwanankak nahokhwadal geenjit shon triinlii)
By Julia A. Keirns
There are many ways to say hello. You can smile, wave, bow or simply nod your head to greet the people you meet.
The subtitle of this article (Nahhwanankak nahokhwadal geenjit shon triinlii) is one of the longest ways to say hello. It comes from the language Gwichin [Han] in Alaska and Canada.
One of the shortest ways to say hello is the famous two-letter word in America of “hi.”
Yes, there are many ways to say hello.
In the English language alone you can say hello, hi, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good day, howdy, how’s it going, nice to meet you or hey.
Some new slang ways to say hello include yo, sup?, or wazzup?
In Australia they say G’day or G’day mate.
In Hawaii they say aloha.
In German they say hallo.
See if you can match the correct hello with the correct country.
Japanese Witaj
French Ni Hao
Spanish Ciao
Italian Shalom
Hebrew Hola
Polish Bonjour
Chinese Kon’nichiwa
Yes, there are many ways to say hello.
But for now, goodbye.
Or should I say bye-bye, bye, so long, see you later, farewell, or ya’ll come back now…ya’ hear?
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Storybird review – “What a cute little story! There sure are a lot of ways to say hello. Nice work!” Reviewed by kimberlythesecond