The Brazilian Portuguese word for “hello” that you'll commonly hear in Brazil is oi. It literally means “hi”.
Hi in Russian – Привет (Privyet)
“How ya goin'?” is the ultimate Aussie greeting. If you're not from Australia, this mash-up of “How are you?” and “Where are you going?” might leave you a little perplexed. If it helps, think of how the Brits say “y'alright?” - it requires no detailed response. In fact, a simple “hey!” will suffice.
Here are some hello synonyms you can use in lieu of the noun form: Welcome. Greeting. Salutation. Regards.
In Romanian (hopa) and Russian culture (опа) it is used during the short phase of concentration on an action (similar to "come on" in English), the expectation of successful process during the action and the subsequent completion of it, for example, when throwing a basketball into the basket, getting off the bike or ...
There's a well-known Russian greeting tradition: the triple cheek-kiss. It's usually common between close relatives. Sometimes, it's shortened to two kisses. One cheek kiss is often used by girls to greet friends, or even close female coworkers.
#1 こんにちは (konnichiwa) - “Hello” in Japanese
While it can be used in both formal and informal situations, you're more likely to hear it used between strangers or in more formal situations.
Across multiple sources, Mandarin Chinese is the number one language listed as the most challenging to learn. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center puts Mandarin in Category IV, which is the list of the most difficult languages to learn for English speakers.
Greetings Hello! (to one person) Sawubona! Hello! (to more than one person) Sanibonani!
If you smile at a stranger in Russia, he/she can smile back, but it can already mean an invitation to come and talk. Russians take smiling as a sign that the person cares about them. To smile at a stranger can raise the question:” Do we know each other?”
Body Language
Putting your thumb through your index and middle fingers or making the "OK" sign are considered very rude gestures in Russia.
Here's the answer... This weekend, a French friend told me that a German kiss is basically a French kiss but you swirl your tongue around in circles. Have you ever heard of that bad boy before? Have you done it? Would you try it?
There are a few different ways how to say grandpa in German. In short, you would say Opa. (Der) Opa, the grandpa, is a masculine singular noun. The plural would be (die) Opas.
Just like we have grandfather and grandpa in English, this is one of the more informal versions in French. Opa and oma originated in Germany, but they're cute enough to use just about anywhere.
“Opa!” is a Greek expression that is heard often in the celebration of life. Most likely, you've heard it at a restaurant (Greek or not) when someone broke a plate—on purpose or unintentionally. Or you've heard it at a wedding or Greek festival where people are dancing.
Casual and informal greetings in Spanish
¡Hola, hola! Hey! ¡Oye!