1. How to say hello
By lance jones

2. How to say hello
The Oxford English Dictionary says the first published use of “hello” goes back only to And it wasn’t mainly a greeting back then. Ammon says people in the 1830′s said hello to attract attention (“Hello, what do you think you’re doing?”), or to express surprise (“Hello, what have we here?”). Hello didn’t become “hi” until the telephone arrived.

3. How to say hello
The dictionary says it was Thomas Edison who put hello into common usage. He urged the people who used his phone to say “hello” when answering. His rival, Alexander Graham Bell, thought the better word was “ahoy.”

4. How to say hello Afrikaans — Hallo (hello) pronounced Hu-llo
Alibamu (Southeastern Native American) — chíkmàa
Amharic — "tena yistelegn," which is very formal. You can also say "Selam
Albanian — Tungjatjeta (pronounced To-ngyat-yeta) means have a long life, or c'kemi (hi)

5. How to say hello
A'Leamona — bees-e-lees-e (good day), pronounced tehl-neye-doe
Arabic — صباح الخير (good morning) pronounced sabahou e l kheir , مساء الخير (good evening) pronounced masaou el kheir; note that Kh-خ is pronounced from the back of the throat. mArHAbAN-مرحبا (Hello) pronounced Mar-ha-ban Other common greetings are Ahalan and Marhaba

6. How to say hello
American Sign Language (ASL) — To say "hello," squeeze the fingers in your right hand together, touch the tips of your fingers to your forehead, palm facing outward, and move your hand away from your forehead in a sort of saluting motion.
Armenian — barev or parev

7. How to say hello
Austrian — Grüßgott (formal, pronounced gree'assgott)/ Servus (Informal, said See-ahh-vass, not like the Latin word)
Azerbaijani — salam (hello) pronounced Sa-lam
Bahamian English — hello (formal), hi or heyello (informal), what you sayin', Bui/Bey? (very informal - slang)