Showing posts with label How are you?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How are you?. Show all posts

Saturday, July 12, 2008

How Are You?

Bosnian:
Ste ima? (informal) (Bosnia)
Koko ide? (informal) (Bosnia)
Gdjesi? (where are you?) (to one) (Bosnia)
Gdjeste? (where are you?(Bosnia)

Acholi:
Ning ning? (Uganda)

Achuar:
Pujamik? (Ecuador)
Pujajai (answer) (Ecuador)
Pujamik? (Ecuador)
Pujajai (answer) (Ecuador)

Adyghe:
Sid wofad? (North Caucasus, Mideast, Turkey)
Dagu dad (fine) (North Caucasus)

Ainu:
Eiwanke ya? (Japan, Sakhalin Russia)
Kuiwanke wa (fine) (Japan, Sakhalin Russia)

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Monday, June 9, 2008

How Are you?

Afrikaans:
Hoe gaan dit? (South Africa)
Hoe gaan dit met jou? (South Africa)
Goed dankie (answer) (South Africa)

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)
IbkhairArabic (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 dayer? (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)

Malay:
Apa khabar? (Malaysia, Brunei)
Khabar baik (fine) (Malaysia, Brunei)

Italian:
Come sta? (Cent. Europe, E. Africa)
Come stai? (informal) (Cent. Europe, E. Africa)
Bene (good) (Cent. Europe, E. Africa)

Khmer:
Niak sohk sabai jie te? (Cambodia)
Khnyohm sohk sabai (fine) (Cambodia)

Kimakonde:
Uchidachi?(Tanzania)
Habari na yelo? (Tanzania)


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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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