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Topic: Hello! How do you say it?

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Gitana G.	Hello! How do you say it? November 21, 2004 6:47 PM Let's see if we can get a list going of all the ways to say "hello" in the different languages spoken around the Mediterranean. [ send green star]
Gitana G.	Kalimera (Greek) November 21, 2004 6:57 PM In Greek: "Kalimera" [good day] To see it written in Greek font, click here. [ send green star]
Fran C.	Languages November 21, 2004 8:09 PM Thank you for inviting me, Gitana. This is a great idea. May I suggest that we encourage emails in other languages. I'm not suggesting we become fluent, but we could practice what we do know - in my case, a little French and Spanish, miniscule Italian - and pick up some handy phrases for the languages we have no knowledge of. Obviously, we need members who know what they are talking about! Apart from actually travelling to these countries, I love the food and the interior design of each region. Strangely enough, I have little or no success in tracking fabric or ornaments online from places like Turkey, and can't understand why it's so difficult. Any suggestions? Fran C [ send green star] [ accepted]
Gitana G.	Hi Fran November 21, 2004 8:44 PM Yes, I thought we might get into languages here a bit. Once we get some more members (I only started this an hour ago) then we can see what happens. As for ordering things from other countries, maybe we can start a thread on that, where people can list websites that they use. I have a whole bunch of ideas for things I want to talk about! I'll be posting some new discussion topics as i have time. You should feel free to start new discussions as well! Thanks for joining! Take care, Gitana [ send green star]
Raffy T.	Thanks for the invite.. November 21, 2004 9:14 PM Such a great idea! Good Day's in some languages Marhaba in Arabic Gun Ayden in Turkish Parev In Armenian [ send green star] [ accepted]
Angela A.	Bonjour December 08, 2004 10:41 PM Bonjour tout le monde! Hi everyone in French...I dont mind conversing in French or English....For those who speak little or fluent French I have a group called Les Amis Francophones. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Villes S.	December 10, 2004 3:54 AM buon giorno in Italian hola in Spanish [ send green star] [ accepted]
Helen L.	December 10, 2004 4:48 PM This is a great idea! Thanks for the invite! I'm in highschool and I'm taking Spanish. I really need practice... so... I think the emails are a great idea!!! I'm willing! I really really want to learn the language. I want to travel a lot when I'm older. I've already been to Spain. I loved it. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Melanie B.	December 12, 2004 2:52 PM Gunaydin or Merhaba in Turkish, Marhaba in Arabic, Yasoo or Kalimera in Greek, Ciao,Salvie or Buongiorno in Italian, Hola or Buenos Dias in Spanish, Bom dia in Portuguese, Bonjour,Salut or Allo in French [ send green star] [ accepted]
Fatima K.	December 16, 2004 4:56 PM Also GÜNAYDIN!Selam alayküm!Salam! i know from Sri Lanka:Varakam!It isn´t from mediterrania i know! [ send green star] [ accepted]
Galadriel L.	yassu May 09, 2005 8:52 AM ciao kala meta mera bon journo bon jour [ send green star] [ accepted]
Isabel R.	May 09, 2005 8:59 AM 'olá' in Portuguese [ send green star] [ accepted]
Stephanie C.	May 10, 2005 5:18 AM Depending of the degree of familiarity you use : Bonjour ! - Salut ! in French Adieu ! in South France Buon giorno - Salve - Ciao in Italy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Whit M.	May 10, 2005 11:42 AM kalimera, as Gitana posted earlier isn't there also the more familar (and forgive my spelling!) yassus (Yah-suss)? I've seen that between close friends in Greece [ send green star] [ accepted]
Vanessa G.	May 10, 2005 12:55 PM ELA VRE! ok haha that's REALLY familiar, wouldn't use it with anyone except your close friends [ send green star] [ accepted]
Galadriel L.	Greek hello May 11, 2005 6:52 AM There is gia sou & gia ses. One is the singular, the other the plural. (sounds like yasu & yasis). The singular is the familar. The plural is the formal. In Greece, there is also the "baby" language that kids use and adults use to talk to kids, and the "adult" language. One example is feces. A child will say "skitaki" where an adult will say "skata". [ send green star] [ accepted]
Ozkan K.	Merhaba! June 16, 2005 12:25 PM [ send green star] [ accepted]
Amin A.	June 19, 2005 8:39 AM hey i think we should be specific with dialects here! in egypt we do NOT say MARHABA! when said it's usually in jest! different arabic speaking north african countries say hallo differently. in egypt a hallo could be.. saeeda - (wishing u a) happy day ahlan - hallo (to someone u know well), used as a welcoming gesture as well al salamo aleikom - (may) peace be upon u In maltese: merhba il-jum it-tajjeb (j pronounced as an english y) good day [ send green star] [ accepted]
Sunboy A.	ciaoooooooooo November 28, 2005 11:31 PM Ciao to the friends Buon giorno ..... more formal here we are among friends and then I tell you Ciaoooooooo [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	November 29, 2005 12:20 AM Shalom, Salve, Sila (Jewish, Latin,Kurdish) [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Foxy V.	December 19, 2005 7:45 AM kalimera [ send green star] [ accepted]
Sara A.	December 19, 2005 7:18 PM I am new to this site, and really enjoying it thus far. I think is a wonderful idea also. hebrew: shalom, ahlan [ send green star] [ accepted]
Ahuva K.	hello in hebreew May 13, 2006 11:24 AM hi! i'm new here. great goup idea. i also like the language exchange idea. as sara said, the hebrew for haello is shalom this word means peace we use as well ahalan which was adopted from arabic, and it's a less formal greeting. when we part, we say lehytraot which means see you again this winter m husban and i begam greek lessons - we foind it a very intriguing and difficult language - different fro all we know (we speak hebrew and english, a also speak romaian, we both knoe some spanish, some french, an a tiny bit of italilan) so, since it's evening here right noe, and inorder to prcatice some homework, i wish you all: kalo vradi (greek for have a nice evening) ahuva [ send green star] [ accepted]
Ahuva K.	hello in hebrew May 13, 2006 11:24 AM hi! i'm new here. great goup idea. i also like the language exchange idea. as sara said, the hebrew for haello is shalom this word means peace we use as well ahalan which was adopted from arabic, and it's a less formal greeting. when we part, we say lehytraot which means see you again this winter m husban and i begam greek lessons - we foind it a very intriguing and difficult language - different fro all we know (we speak hebrew and english, a also speak romaian, we both knoe some spanish, some french, an a tiny bit of italilan) so, since it's evening here right noe, and inorder to prcatice some homework, i wish you all: kalo vradi (greek for have a nice evening) ahuva [ send green star] [ accepted]
Ahuva K.	and the expression for welcome is: May 15, 2006 11:54 AM baruch haba - which means blessed be the one who came to which the answer is baruch hanimtza which means blessd be the one who's here ahuva [ send green star] [ accepted]
Jennifer S.	A Voice Instead of an Echo March 24, 2007 7:57 AM Hello, I am not from the area, Australia is my country, Hello, G'day, G'day mate, is another one. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, goodnight, night night, bye bye, I am sure there are others too. Jennifer. [ send green star] [ accepted]