MULTI-FACETED BUT NOT MULTI-LINGUAL
August 2013

I speak only English and wondered about a word like 'hello' in other languages, so I went searching...this is just a small sample of greetings as I tell you today.....Hello World!

Amharic-Ethiopia-Salam/Tadiyass                                       Irish (Gaelic)- Dia dhuit
Czech-Ahoj/Dobry den                                                         Italian-Ciao
French-Bonjour                                                                     Japanese-Konnichiwa
German-Guten Tag                                                               Korean-Annyeonghaseyo
Hawaiian-Aloha                                                                    Slovak-Ahoj
Hebrew-Shalom                                                                    Spanish-Hola
Hindi-Namaste