Wednesday, June 4, 2008

How are you?

Albanian:
Si jeni? (Albania)
Si je? (informal)(Albania)
Mirë (fine)(Albania)
Mirë faleminderit (fine thank you) (Albania)
Si ja kaloni? (Albania)

Arabic:
Kif Haalak? (to man) (Middle East)
Kif Haalik? (to woman) (Middle East)
Wach rak? (Algeria)
Izzayak? (to a man)(Egypt)
Izzayik? (to a woman)(Egypt)
Izzayukum? (to a group)(Egypt)
Kwayyis ilHamdu lillah (answer by a man) (Egypt)
Kwaysa ilHamdu lillah (answer by a woman)(Egypt)
Kwaysin ilHamdu lillah (answer by a group) (Egypt)
Akhbaarak eh? (Egypt)
Eshlonik? (Kuwait)
Ibkhair (answer)(Kuwait)
Kif el sahha? (Lebanon)
Labas? (Morocco)
Kif Halek? (Morocco)
Labas, barak llahu fik (answer)(Morocco)
Kulshi bikhair? (Morocco)
Bikhayr lHamdu llah (answer)(Morocco)
Ki dayer? (to a man)(Morocco)
Ki dayra? (to a woman)(Morocco)
Ki dayrin? (to a group of people)(Morocco)
Ash khbarak? (informal)(Morocco)
Kifak? (to a man) (Palestine)
Mneeh (answer)(Palestine)
Kifek? (to a woman)(Palestine)
Mneeha (answer)(Palestine)
Shnoowa hawaalik? (informal) (Tunisia)

Bulgarian:
Kak ste? (Bulgaria)
Kak si? (informal)(Bulgaria)
Dobre (fine) (Bulgaria)

Chinese:
Nei ho ma? (Cantonese) (China)
Lei ho ma? (Cantonese) (China)
Ngo gei ho (fine) (Cantonese) (China)
Ni hô ma? (Cantonese) (Hoisan) (China)

Welsh:
Sut mae? (North Wales)
S'mae? (North Wales)
Sut ydych chi? (North Wales)
Sut rydych chi? (North Wales)
Sut 'dach chi? (North Wales)
Sut wyt ti? (informal)(North Wales)
Shwd mae? (South Wales)
Shwmae? (South Wales)
Shwd ych chi? (South Wales)
Da (answer = good)(Wales)
Da iawn (answer = very good)(Wales)
Iawn (answer = fine)(Wales)
Eitha da (answer = quite well)(Wales)
Go dda (answer = quite wel)(Wales)
Gweddol (answer = fairly well)(Wales)

Turkish:
Nasilsiniz? (Turkey)
Nasilsin? (informal)(Turkey)
Nasil gidiyor?(informal)(Turkey)
Iyi (fine) (Turkey)
Çok iyiyim tesekkür ederim (Turkey)


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