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Flashcards in Foreign Language Greetings Deck (49)
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1
Q

Translate to Arabic:

Hello!

A

مرحبا

Try it: mar-haba

2
Q

Translate to Arabic:

Peace

A

سلام

Try it: suh-laam

Used as a goodbye in Arabic. With this goodbye you are telling the person “to go with peace”. It is the most common way of saying goodbye in Arabic.

3
Q

Translate to Arabic

Thank you

A

شكرا

Try it: shook-ran

4
Q

Translate to Arabic:

Goodbye

A

مع السلامة

Try it: ma-ha-sa-lahma

This really means “go with peace”.

5
Q

Translate to Chinese:

Hello

A

你好

Try it: nee-ha-oh

6
Q

Translate to Chinese:

Thank you

A

谢谢

Try it: syeh-syeh

7
Q

Translate to Chinese:

Goodbye

A

再见

Try it: zaee-chi-en

8
Q

Translate to French:

Hello

A

Bonjour

Try it: bon-zhuor

The ‘zh’ sound is very rare in native English words. The ‘si’ in ‘vision’ is comparable with the ‘j’ in ‘bonjour’ as you will replicate the ‘zh’ sound. The ‘ou’ sound is comparable to the English ‘oo’ in words like ‘zoo’ or ‘moon’.

9
Q

Translate to French:

Thank you

A

Merci

Try it: mehr-see

10
Q

Translate to French:

Goodbye

A

Au revoir

Try it: oh-ruh-vwar

11
Q

Translate to German:

Hello

A

Hallo

Try it: hah-low

12
Q

Translate to German

Thank you

A

Danke

Try it: dahn-keh

13
Q

Translate to German:

Goodbye

A

Auf Wiedersehen

Try it: owf-wee-dehr-say-un

14
Q

Translate to Greek:

Hello

A

γειά σου

Try it: ya-show

“Γεια σας” (pronounced “Yia sas”) is a formal greeting

15
Q

Translate to Greek

Thank you

A

σας ευχαριστώ

Try it: sahs-ef-cha-ristow

Try to make the ‘ch’ sound as if there’s something stuck in your throat.

16
Q

Translate to Greek:

Goodbye

A

αντίο

Try it: adee-oh

17
Q

Translate to Hindi:

Hello

A

नमस्ते

Try it: nama-stay

Also used to say goodbye. Often used in formal situations or when speaking with an older person.

18
Q

Translate to Hindi

Thank you

A

धन्यवाद

Try it: dahn-ya-vah-dah

19
Q

Translate to Hindi:

Goodbye

A

नमस्ते

Try it: nama-stay

Also used to say hello and often used in formal situations or when speaking with an older person.

20
Q

Translate to Italian:

Hello

A

Ciao

Try it: Cha-oh

Pronounce the ‘ch’ sound as in ‘chair’ or ‘chapel’.

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21
Q

Translate to Italian:

Thank you

A

Grazie

Try it: grah-tsee

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

22
Q

Translate to Italian:

Goodbye

A

Arrivederci

Try it: Areeh-veh-deh-chi

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

23
Q

Translate to Japanese:

Hello

A

こんにちは

Try it: kon-nee-chi-wa

24
Q

Translate to Japanese:

Thank you

A

ありがとう

Try it: ahri-gah-toh

25
Q

Translate to Japanese:

Goodbye

A

さようなら

Try it: sahyow-nahrah

26
Q

Translate to Korean:

Hello

A

안녕하세요

Try it: an-yong-ha-seh-oh

27
Q

Translate to Korean:

Thank you

A

감사합니다

Try it: gam-sah-hab-nee-dah

28
Q

Translate to Korean:

Goodbye

A

안녕히 가세요

Try it: an-yong-hee gah-seh-yoh

In informal situations you can simply say “an-yong”.

29
Q

Translate to Polish:

Hello

A

Cześć

Try it: chestj

30
Q

Translate to Polish:

Thank you

A

Dziękuję

Try it: djin-koo-yeh

31
Q

Translate to Polish:

Goodbye

A

Pożegnanie

Try it: poh-zeg-na-nee-yeh

32
Q

Translate to Portuguese:

Hello

A

Olá

Try it: Oh-laa

33
Q

Translate to Portuguese:

Thank you

A

Obrigado

Try it: oh-bree-gah-doh

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

34
Q

Translate to Portuguese:

Goodbye

A

Adeus

Try it: ah-day-us

35
Q

Translate to Russian:

Hello

A

привет

Try it: pree-vyet

36
Q

Translate to Russian:

Thank you

A

спасибо

Try it: spa-see-bah

Also used to say ‘please’ in some situations.

37
Q

Translate to Russian:

Goodbye

A

до свидания

Try it: doh-svee-dahn-ee-ya

38
Q

Translate to Spanish:

Hello

A

Hola

Try it: how-lah

39
Q

Translate to Spanish:

Thank you

A

Gracias

Try it: grah-see-ahs

Make a rolling ‘r’ by letting the tip of your tongue vibrate against your hard palate.

40
Q

Translate to Spanish:

Goodbye

A

Adiós

Try it: ah-dee-os

41
Q

Translate to Swahili:

Hello

A

Hujambo

Try it: hoo-jahm-boh

42
Q

Translate to Swahili:

Thank you

A

Asante

Try it: ah-sahn-teh

43
Q

Translate to Swahili:

Goodbye

A

Kuaga

Try it: koo-ah-gah

44
Q

Translate to Swedish:

Hello

A

Hallå

Try it: ha-low

45
Q

Translate to Swedish:

Thank you

A

Tack

Try it: tahk

46
Q

Translate to Swedish:

Goodbye

A

Adjö

Try it: ah-yeuh

The ‘eu’ sound in this case is a diphthong which means it’s a combination of two vowel sounds.

The most common way to say goodbye in Swedish is hej da.

47
Q

Translate to Vietnamese:

Hello

A

Chào

Try it: cha-oh

48
Q

Translate to Vietnamese:

Thank you

A

Cảm ơn

Try it: kahm-ohn

49
Q

Translate to Vietnamese:

Goodbye

A

Tạm biệt

Try it: tam bee-et

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