When communicating with people from around the world, I've always thought it's a nice touch to mix in a greeting or two in the other party's native tongue. Recent correspondence with a Swede got me looking once and for all for a handy resource of email greetings in various languages. Sadly, the only decent resource I found had broken headers and was unreadable without some trickery. Therefore, I took the liberty of fixing the list for all to have.
Enjoy and feel free to comment if you've got any corrections.
| English | Hi (Hello) | Keep in touch | Thank you | So long! (Goodbye) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Ni Hao | Bao chi lian luo! | xie-xie | Zai jian! |
| Danish | Hej | Hor av dig - Hold kontakten | Tak | Vi snakkes/Vi Ses/Hygge |
| Dutch | Hallo | Laten we contact houden | Dank u | Tot ziens |
| Finnish | Terve | Soitellaan | Kiittos | Terve! eller Heippa! |
| French | Bonjour | Restons en contact | Merci | Au revoir! |
| German | Hallo | Bleibe in Verbindung [F]/ Bleiben sie in Verbindung[C] | Danke shoen | Auf Wiedersehen |
| Hebrew | Shalom! | To male: Shmor al kesher iti/ To female: Shimri al kesher iti | Toda | Shalom/ Lehitraot |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Helo(Dia dhuit) | Coinnig nuacht a thabhairt. | Go raibh maith agat | Slan leat go foill. (Slan leat;Slan agat) |
| Italian | Ciao(Buongiorno) | Restiamo in contatto | Grazie | Ciao![F] Distinti saluti.[C] |
| Japanese | Kon-nichiwa Hajimemashite! [1st Address] Ohisashiburi! [After Interval] | Korekaramo yoroshiku | Arigatou[F] Arigatou gozaimas[C] | Dewa Mata (Sayonara)) |
| Korean | annyon- haseyo[F] annyon- hasimnika[C] | yunrakhada. | kamsahamnida. | anyoung (hi gesipsiyo) |
| Norwegian | Hei/Hej | ? | Takk | Ha det bra/ha det godt/vi prattes/Hei! |
| Polish | Czesc | Bedziemy w kontakcie | Dzieki[F] Dziekuje[C] | Narazie[F] Do widzenia [C] |
| Portugese | Ola | Mantenha contato | Obrigado | Ate' logo! |
| Romanian | Buna!/Salut! | Tinem legatura | Multumesc foarte mult | Atit de mult! (la revedere!) |
| Russian | Privet!/ Zdorovo! | Derzhi so mnoj sviaz[F]/ Derzhite so mnoj sviaz[C] | Spasibo | Dosvidania |
| Spanish | Hola! | Mantengamos en contacto | Gracias | Hasta luego! |
| Swedish | Hej | Hor av dig | Tack | Hejda! |
| Thai | Wasdee[F] Sawasdee[C] | Ya luem Tid Tor Gun Bang Na! | To male:Kobkun Krab To female:Kobkun Ka | Lar Khon |
| Turkish | MERHABA | HABERLESELIM | SAGOL TESEKKUR EDERIM | HOSCAKAL (ALLAHA ISMARLADIK) |
| Ukranian | Pryvit! Zdorovenki buly! | Trymai zi mnoju zv'jazok[F]/ Trymajte zi mnoju zv'jazok[C] | Diakuju | Dopobachennia |
| Vietnamese | Chao | Giu lien lac nhe | Cam on | Tam biet /Gap lai sau |
| Welsh | Sut Mae | Cadwch mewn cysyllt | Diolch yn fawr. | Pob Hwyl Da bo'chi. |
* [F]-Familiar Form ---[C]-Courtious Form
