Welcomes
from around the world
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Many languages and regions rarely use a word for
"Welcome." Some don't have a word for welcome at
all. So other common greetings from people around the world
are on this list, such as namaste, g'day, hey, olá, and
shalom.
The Hindi salutation "Namaste," means 'I bow to
the divine within you'.
The Hebrew greeting "Broochim Habaim" literally
means "Blessed are those who come" or guests.
"Selamat Datang" is a traditional Bruneian
greeting to welcome arriving visitors, guests and friends.
With it comes a fervent hope for a most pleasurable stay.
Willkommen - German
Sveiki
Welkom -Dutch
Bienvenue - French
The Israeli greeting/fairwell "Shalom" means
"Peace."
Bienvenida - Spanish
Dga' bsu - Tibetan
Hosgeldiniz - Turkish
Bem-vindo - Portuguese
HuanYing - Korean, Chinese
Benvenuto - Italian
G'day - Australian - literally have a good day
Latcho Drom - Gypsy, or better know as Rom (Lacho - good;
Drom - road or way)
Välkommen - Swedish
Welkom - Afrikaans
Mubuhay - Tagalog, means: Have a good life.
Bonvenon - Esperanto
Kööwôôkwas - Native Iroquois American: (Mintos)
Kalosirthate - Greek
Dobro pozalovat - Russian
Usuhoshipsiyo - Taiwanese
Miresevini - Shqip (Albanian, Slavok)
Sambutan - Indonesian
youkoso - Japanese
Merhba - Maltese
Wealdià - Catalan
Bon biní - Papiamento - Afro-Creole Portuguese: native
language of the leeward Dutch Caribbean population; Aruba,
Bonaire, Curaçao - ABC islands
Croeso!
Olá - Portuguese-Brazilian: an informal way to introduce
yourself in any place (party, office, friends and even job
meetings) in Brazil
Fáilte - Irish (Gaelic) welcome
Witajcie! - Polish
Hey! - "Hey" is a common US expression, synonymous
with "hi" or "hello," and very common in
the Southeast US, but used everywhere.
Ongi etorri! - basque (Euskera)
Velkommen - Danish
Barka da zuwa! - Hausa language welcome, Nigeria
Byenveni! means welcome in creole
Dobro dojdovte! means welcome in Macedonian
Cead Mile Fáilte! is a Gaelic welcome
Anyong! : Korean, Hello! (casual)
Anyonghee haseyo! : Korean, Hello! (formal)
Assalam-o-alaikum! : an Arabic/ Urdu greeting meaning hello
or welcome (literally "peace be on you"). Respond:
"Allah Hafiz" (May Allah protect you)
Bine ati venit! : Romanian Welcome
Ahlan! : Lebanese - means "you're welcome," as if
you are among your nearest and dearest ones.
Karibu ! : Welcome in swahili.
Tervetuloa! : Welcome in Finnish.
Groetjes! : Little Greetings. Dutch.
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