Re: HIT: Welcome Around the World

[Dania Meghabghab <dmeghab@GRITS.VALDOSTA.PEACHNET.EDU>]

I would like to make a correction to the word welcome in Arabic. It is
Ahlan wa sahlan. Merhab means hello. Dania.

On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Jamie Boston wrote:

> Thank you, danke, merci, gracias etc etc to one and all.
> Here's what welcome looks like around the world:
>
> Arabic                          Merhba
> Bhasa Indonesian        Selamat datang
> Bella Coola Indian      Yaw
> Burmese                         Minglaba
> Catalonian                   Benvingut
> Chinese (Cantonese)     Fun ying
> Czech                           Nazdar or
>                                      Vitam vas
> Danish                          Velkommen
> Dutch                           Welkom
> Finnish                         Tervetulra
> French                          Bienvenue
> Gailic                         Cead mille faitte
> German                          Wilkommen
> Greek                           Kaloste or Kalos
> erthetai
> Chamoran (Guam)             Hafa adai
> Hawaiian                        E komo mai
> Hebrew                          Barukh habayim
>                             or Brukhim ha-ba' im
>                            or Bruchim HaBaim
> Hindi                           Namasta
> Hungarian                    Isten Hozta
> Icelandic                       Velkomin
> Italian                         Benvenuto
> Japanese               Yoku irasshaimashita
>                                 or Itasshamase
>                                or Ohayo
> Latin                      Salve
> Lithuanian              Labas
> Malaysian                  Selamat datang
> Mandarin Chinese         Huaning or
>                                Hwan Ying
> Maori                          Kia Ora
> Muslim (?)             Isalaama alleekum
>                             or As-salaam-alaykum
> Philipino               Maligayang pagdating
> Polish                          Witamy
> Portuguese              Seja benvindo
> Russian                 Dobro Pozhalovat
> Serbo-Croatian          Dobro nam dosli
> Spanish                 Bienvenido
> Swiss/German            Gruetzi
> Swedish                 Valkommen
> Thai                      Sau wau dee
> Turkish               Yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
> Ukrainian               Bitaemo
> Urdu                    Salaam o aleikum
> Welsh                   Croeso
>
> Others which have not been identified as to the language:
> Malolelei
> Afio mai                           Bem-vindos
> Hos Geldiniz                   Bine ati venit
> Siyanibingelela
> Dobro nam dosli
> Bine ati venit
> Mipela welkam yupela
> Tonga soa
> Tervetruloa
>
> Again thanks to all.  A special thanks to Carol Renner who does not even
> belong to this list, but faxed me oodles of info thanks to Margaret
> McCormick, an LM_NETter who passed my request on.
> ______________________________________
> Jamie Boston, Librarian
> Birch Lane Elementary
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