Hi, bye, thanks, and sorry
I’ve always wanted a simple table of these words in different languages (of places I’m traveling).
Ask a local for the correct pronunciation!
| language | hi | bye | thanks | sorry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | bonjour | au revoir | merci | pardon |
| German | hallo | tschüss | danke | entschuldigung |
| Italian | ciao | ciao | grazie | scusa |
| Mandarin | nǐ hǎo | zài jiàn | xiè xiè | duì bù qǐ |
| North Sámi | bures | mana | giitu | ándagassii |
| Norwegian | hallo | farvel | takk | beklager |
| Spanish | hola | adiós | gracias | lo siento |
| Thai | sawasdee | laa gorn | khob khun | kor tud |
| Vietnamese | xin chào | tạm biệt | cảm ơn | xin lỗi |

Photo by me, in Bangkok’s Chinatown