How to say “Hello” in Asian languages It all starts with a Hello, along with a smile to form a long-lasting friendship, an unconditional love, a special bond between total strangers or to open a door into a whole new culture. Because saying “Hello” with a person in his/her own language is the easiest way to break the ice. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is limiting our travels, in no way it can prevent us from making new friends around the world. So why not let us bring you to some beautiful pieces of our planet by introducing ways to say “hello” in some Asian languages? 1. How to say Hello in Japanese Konnichiwa ( 今日は) Konnichiwa is the most common way to say “hello” in Japanese. It is appropriate for both day and night-time, both formal or informal situations. However, there is several other time-specific way that Japanese use to greet other people, such as “お早うございす” (ohayō gozaimasu) in the morning, “今日は” (konnichiwa) in the afternoon and “今晩は” (konbanwa) in the evening. Besides the language itself, each culture usually has its own rule of greeting. In Japanese culture, bowing is deeply ingrained and not returning one’s bow may be considered rude. But no worries at all, learning how to bow in a right way is not a big challenge. When you meet your friends, co-workers or someone at a same social position as you, just do a 15 waist