"Hello" in Every
Language in the World
The most powerful word in any traveller's toolkit — across 195+ countries, 120+ languages, with native scripts and phonetic pronunciation guides.
Why "Hello" is the Most Important Travel Word
Before you board a flight booked through White Sky Travel, there is one word worth learning in the language of your destination: hello. It costs nothing, takes thirty seconds to learn, and opens every door — from a hotel check-in desk in Tokyo to a souk in Marrakech to a tuk-tuk negotiation in Bangkok.
"A simple 'hello' in someone's mother tongue transforms you from a tourist into a guest — and the world treats its guests very differently."
This guide covers every country on Earth: the official or dominant greeting, how it is written in its native script, the romanised spelling, and a phonetic pronunciation guide you can read at a glance. Some entries also note whether a greeting is formal or informal — because in many cultures, using the wrong register matters as much as the word itself.