Hello Asia Introdction

Hello Asia Introdction

Open Ended

Regardless of the language spoken what word is often the very first vocabulary word uttered in conversation?

Why Hello is Useful

knowing at least the basic greetings in Asia and how to say hello wherever you go will enhance your experience and open doors for you. The local language provides you with a tool for better connecting with a place and its people.

Unique Hello's

• Each culture in Asia has its own customs

• Each culture in Asia has its own ways of saying hello. 

• Japanese people bow

• Thai people wai each other (A slight bow)

Poll

How many languages do you know how to say hello in?

• One

• Two

• Three

• More than Four

Hello in Japan

• konnichiwa

• pronounced "kone-nee-chee-wah")

• Konnichiwa is primarily used during the day and afternoon

• こんにちは

• (Japanese)

Hello In China

• The easiest way to say hello in China is with ni hao 

• A way to show more respect to elders and superiors is to use nin hao (pronounced "neen haow”) instead.

• 你好

• (Mandarin Chinese)

Open Ended

If you could pick one language to learn how to speak which one would it be?

Hello in Afghanistan

• "as-salaamu' alaykum"

• (Pashto in Afghanistan)

• السلام عاي

Open Ended

How could you go about learning how to say hello in a different language

Hello in Saudi Arabia

• “marḥaban/salām” 

• (Arabic in Saudi Arabia)

• سلام/

  
  

Hello in Indonesia

• Halo

• "Halo"

• (Indonesian)

Hello in Vietnam

• Chào

• "Chow"

• (Vietnamese)

• The easiest way to greet people in Vietnam is with xin chao (pronounced "zeen chow"

Hello in Iran

• "Salam"

• سلام

• (Persian in Iran)

Hello in Korea

• Anyong haseyo 

• (pronounced "ahn-yo ha-say-yoh") 

• Greetings in Korean are not based on the time of day

• 안녕하세요

• (Korean)

Hello in India

• Namaste 

• pronounced "nuh-muh-stay" rather than "nah-mah-stay"

• Namaste is accompanied with a prayer-like gesture with palms together

• (Hindi in India)

Open Ended

Write down one way you learned to say hello in another language

Multiple Choice

All of the languages we learned to say hello in come from which countries

• South American

• European

• African

• Asian