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Every wonder how to say "Welcome" in other
languages? I recently asked folks to tell me how to say welcome in their
native tongue. Here are the results. Now, you can print print this list, tape it to the door of your store as customers enter, and on the back side, tape the
"Thank You" list as they leave. Or, you could simply help us roll out the welcome mat worldwide.
- Albanian - Mire se vini
- Arabic - Ahlan Wa Sahlan
- Aruba(Dutch Carribean) - Bon Bini (Bong Be-knee)
- Australia - Cooee Cobber
- Australia - G'day Mate
- Australia - Welcome
- Catalan Countries - Benvinguts
- China - huan ying
- Cyprus - Kalosorisate
- Czech Republic - Vitame Vas
- Czech Republic - Vitejte
- Danish - Velkommen
- Dutch (Netherlands) - Welkom
- Esperanto - Bonvenon
- Ewe (pronounced "EVÉ" spoken in Ghana, Togo and Benin) - Woezor (pronounced WOÉZON)
- Flemish (Belgium) - Welkom
- French (France, et.al.) - Bienvenue (the first 'n' is
nasal)
- German - Willkommen
- Ghana - Akwaaba
- Greek - and Kalos ilthes (singular)
- Greek - Kalos ilthate(plural)
- Hawaiian - E komo mai (pronounced "eh como my" -
literally, "come in")
- Hindi - Swaa-gat hai
- Indonesian - Selamat Datang
- Irish - Cead Mile Failte ("One Hundred Thousand Welcomes")
- Irish - Failte romhat
- Italian - Benvenuto
- Japanese - Irasshaimase (weclome to our store, often shortened to
Irasshai)
- Japanese - Yookoso (welcome to our city)
- Korean - Oh so, Osay-o (welcome to our store)
- Korean - Chun-manay-oh (your welcome)
- Malaysia - Selamat Datang
- Netherlands - Welkom
- New Zealand - Kia Ora - Hello ("Key or ra")
- Norway - Velkommen ("Welkommen")
- Polish - Dzieñ dobry (daytime)
- Polish - Dobry wieczór (evening time)
- Portuguese - Bem Vinda- Female
- Portuguese - Bem Vindo- Male (Bem vindos, plural "bain - same as in pain "VEEN-doe" Plural: "bain
VEENdoes")
- Portuguese (Be Very Welcome) - Muito Bem Vindo ("MOO EEN toe bain
VEENdoe")
- Romania - Multumesc
- Spanish - Bienvenido
- Schwiizer Duetsch (Swiss German) - Greuzi ("GREW-tzih")
- Tagalog (Pilipino) - Mabuhay
- Twi (Ghana) - Akwaaba
- Ukraine - Laskavo prosymo
- United States (South) - How Y'all Doin'?
- Urdu - Tash-reef Laa-i-ye
- Uzbekistan (Uzbek) - Hush kelibsiz (Welcome)
- (Wales/Cymru - Croeso ("Croysso")
- Yugoslavia (Serbia) - Dobrodosli
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with the subject "Say Welcome Update." Include the country and how to
say welcome. If there are different words for gender or for more formal
expressions, please let us know. The phonetic pronunciation would also help.
