Tired of boring greetings? Do you want to surprise your loved one or make someone fall in love with you? Then this article is for you, because here is a collection of the best and most original greetings.

10 most original greetings in the world

Many countries have their own original greeting phrases.

In Japan, people are not used to saying any phrases with a specific hello, because the people of the country are very busy people. It is enough to greet a person here by nodding your head after him. If we are talking about expressing deep respect, then the Japanese kneel and bow to him. Depending on the bow, the level of respect of a person is determined. Of course, you should not bow to the ground, this is already a mockery.

In Thailand, it is customary to raise both hands up as it means "peace" and "respect". A more honorable greeting is to raise, cross your arms above you, and bow. For this reason, do not be surprised if you hear the phrase "Hands up!". It's just such an original greeting.

In one tribe of Kenya, people greet each other by spitting. Spitting here is a venerable tradition. Before you say hello, fellow tribesmen spit on the hand.

In some families of Greenland, it is customary to rub your nose when meeting with a loved one.

In India, people squat when they meet. Therefore, do not be surprised if the Indians are squatting in the middle of the street - they are just saying hello.

Many people in Tibet stick out their tongues when they meet, as this is considered a sign of peacefulness. The fact is that a king with a black tongue used to live here. He was very angry and punished the unfaithful inhabitants and subjects with death. After his death, people were afraid that his soul would pass to another person, so when they met, people began to show their tongues to each other.

In some cities in the Polynesian Islands, instead of shouting out various phrases, it is customary to greet cheek to cheek, taking a deep breath.

A very original greeting in the Philippine Islands: when speaking to an elder, you need to press his hand to your cheek.

In New Zealand, all peoples have a custom - to rub their noses. Therefore, it is not surprising if you see men rubbing their noses on the streets of the city.

In Africa, perhaps one of the most beautiful greetings. In order to perform it, you need to take your right hand and bring it first to the forehead, then to the lips and later to the heart. Literally, it means: I think, I speak and I respect.

How to say hello in Russia

In Russia, you can observe different ways to say hello. In addition, our language is rich in greetings. They usually greet verbally and non-verbally.

Verbal methods are quite simple. It can be: "Good afternoon", "Good morning" and "Good evening" - when referring to respected people, "Hello" and "Hello" - to relatives and friends.

Hit a girl the first time

How to stand out and come up with an original greeting to a girl? Something unusual, instead of the usual "hello"? Everything is quite simple.

You just need to replace the word "hello" or "hello" with any greeting in another language. For example, if a girl likes English or French, you can answer "bonjour" or "hallow." And then it can be words spoken in Italian, German, Chinese, etc. Say this phrase, and the girl’s number is guaranteed (or her smile).

Be intelligent and surprise her: “Today is a great day, as is your sunny smile. Hello". Or like this: “You are beautiful, like the light of the sun in the morning. Good afternoon". Or: “You are simply charming today, mademoiselle. Good day!". Another option: “You are a ray of sunshine that breaks through gray clouds. I'm glad to welcome you." Well, there are other options like that.

Give the girl a smile and show respect with a curtsy. You can say nothing about it. The girl will already be pleased that you are trying to be a gentleman for her. Kiss her hand and the beauty's heart will melt.

If the girl acts as a friend, then you can just hug her and kiss her on the cheek. A light greeting in this way will immediately endear you to a person.

An original greeting to a guy can strengthen relationships. If we are talking about a loved one, then the girl can write him a poem. If there is no talent for writing poetry, you can look for ready-made poems on the topic "Good morning / afternoon / evening."

If you need to greet the guy live, then you can just kiss or hug. There is no better option than "Good day!". You can also say hello to a guy in English, while wishing him a good school/work day. A little courtesy won't hurt.

Man needs support

Greeting a man? Original phrases will cheer up any person for the whole day, cheer up and inspire a gentleman to great deeds. A friend or even a loved one can be complimented, and only then say hello. For example: “You look cheerful today. Stay like this all day long. Good morning”, “You look good. Especially smile on your face. Glad to see you". Also, sometimes a nod of the head and a simple smile are enough. Believe me, it is better to smile at a person, and that will be enough for him.

List of phrases for dating a girl

An original greeting is a sure way to find a life partner and pass for a person with a subtle sense of humor:

• Seems to be amnesia. Perhaps he has already approached you?
• Is there a thread? I want to make friends here and now.
• You are so beautiful that I forgot my phrase.
• Let me walk you home, at least with a glance.
• You can light up this street with a smile, it hurts so dark here.
• You are so beautiful that it becomes a pity for all those who are nearby. They are nothing compared to you.
• It seems I forgot my phone number. Could you give me yours?
• I am starting to rewrite the people living in Russia. May I start with you?
• If I smile at you, it does not mean that I want to get acquainted. You are wrong because I want to ask you out.
• You're on my to-do list for tonight.
• I may not be the best here, but I'm the only one who talks to you.
• Do you remember me? We met in your dreams. True, then I was wearing a helmet and on a white horse.
• What are you going to do tonight after we go to the movies?

So, be non-standard in all situations. An original greeting is the best way to start the day and end the evening.

Every meeting begins with a greeting. We speak to each other appropriate words for the occasion, shake hands, accompany phrases with bows, hats off, kisses on the hand. Observing the etiquette of greeting, we express our benevolent attitude and disposition, show respect. And, on the contrary, the absence on our part of greeting phrases and / or appropriate actions when meeting with a familiar person can be regarded by him as an insult.

Greeting etiquette: priority

1. According to generally accepted rules, the first to say hello

♦ a man with a woman;

♦ junior in age with senior;

♦ the one who approaches, with the one who stands;

♦ the one who came later than the appointed time, with those who came earlier;

♦ subordinate with the leader;

♦ being at a lower level in the social hierarchy with someone who occupies a higher level.

2. According to the rules of etiquette, a man greets standing, both women and other men. It is permissible to pronounce a greeting phrase while sitting only if he is sick, has reached an advanced age, or is in a service situation.

3. If a man is much older than a woman, she is the first to greet an elderly person.

4. There are generally accepted norms for married couples. The ladies should be the first to greet each other when they meet, then the men say greetings to the women, and after that to each other.

Handshake

In ancient times, this action served as a signal of peacefulness. Holding out his hand, the man seemed to say: "I came with good intentions, there is no weapon in my hand." In modern society, a handshake is a sign of affection. It is not a mandatory ritual, but is often used to complete the words of greeting.

5. When meeting people of different sexes, the right to decide on a handshake belongs to a woman. She should be the first to give a hand. But if a man does this first, his action will not be a gross violation of the norms of greeting etiquette (in a number of European countries, an initiative on the part of a man is quite acceptable).

6. The elder in age should be the first to give a hand to the younger. In any case, the outstretched hand should not remain hanging in the air. Not responding to a handshake is tantamount to an insult.

7. The right hand is given for a handshake. If she is busy, dirty or injured, you can perform a welcome ritual with the left. But you should also apologize.

8. Greeting etiquette allows women to wear a glove either indoors (if it is part of the toilet) or outdoors.

9. In a situation where you approached a group and shook hands with one person, do it with the rest of those present.

10. When shaking hands, follow the golden mean rule. You should not demonstrate heroic strength. This is especially inappropriate for women. However, a too weak, sluggish handshake can hardly be considered a greeting.

The words

11. Accepted in a friendly tone, say "hello" or, depending on the time, "good morning", "good afternoon", "good evening". If in a normal setting it is enough to use just this form of address, then in an official one you should call a person by name and patronymic (for example: “Hello, Olga Vasilievna!”, “Good afternoon, Pavel Petrovich!”) Or add a surname, title.

12. When greeting someone, look into his eyes, and do not wander around with your eyes.

Knowing the rules of greeting etiquette is the ability to stay relaxed and confident in any society. Ours is a guarantee of a warm welcome, friendliness and sympathy of others.

It would seem that what could be simpler and more familiar than the words of greeting and farewell? However, in this layer of vocabulary, the features of the national character, the history of the people, and its ties with other ethnic groups, and even religion left their mark.

When Ossetians meet, they say words to each other that literally mean "go alive." There is also a form of "may your day be good." They often say "hello" - "shalam".

Salom alaikum means "Peace be with you" in Farsi. "Valeikum assalom" - "Peace be with you."

The Armenian greeting literally means "good news" and "sun". Before it was a two-root word. From time immemorial, people, seeing each other, at the same time wished: "Good sun to you, good news to you." However, now no one really thinks about how this word was formed, and what it meant originally.

And the Dargin “good morning” is either a question, or a statement that you got up, you woke up. At the same time, Eastern thoroughness requires adding many more ritual questions that do not require an answer: how are you doing, how is the health of your wife and children? Russians are much more concise when meeting.

At the same time, the Russians “hello”, “good afternoon” or “good morning” have a transparent etymology, but there are mysterious words. The meaning of the ceremonial "hello" and the everyday "hello" is obscured. Meanwhile, if we conduct a historical analysis of these words, then the root “vet-” is clearly visible in them. The word "news" from a historical point of view has the same root.

Director of the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian State Humanitarian University Maxim Krongauz answers the question of why a certain “message” is mentioned during the greeting: “This root, apparently, meant some kind of speech action - something similar to “speak”. The root has been preserved in many Russian words, such as "advice", "answer", "vow" and so on. In this case, we are talking about ascertaining or transmitting a certain word to the interlocutor met, but the prefix "pri-" ("hello") is also very important, which in this case performs the semantic function of a kind word. The prefix "pri-" as it were brings the interlocutors closer, brings them closer. This feeling of closeness can be demonstrated with other words with the prefix "at-", for example, "caress". And in the verb with this root, we also feel it: to greet someone, to welcome - to bring closer to ourselves with the help of a word. And the word "hello" itself, as it were, means "a kind word." But it is very important to recall that, of course, when we greet each other, we do not always realize what lies at the basis of these words. Over many, many years, these meanings have been erased. Only the signs that we pronounce at the meeting remain, although any significant word is the basis of any etiquette word, but this meaning is erased by numerous etiquette uses.

“We say goodbye with a wish, and when we meet, we show that everything is fine”

Even when we say "good night", we do not always think that this night should be good. Maxim Krongauz agrees: “Yes, and certainly, when we say “hello” or “hello”, we do not think about the health of the interlocutor. Moreover, there are different hypotheses about the origin of this word. Perhaps it was not the wish "hello", as we feel it today, "hello" and "hello", perhaps it is a form of the first person "hello", which actually meant "greetings". And the ending was erased in the process of use. In general, the Russian language is characterized by a fairly clear distribution. Wishes play the role of farewell, and as a greeting, as a rule, not wishes are used, but rather a statement of something. Words such as "hello", in particular, or "bread and salt", "peace be upon you" - in them we see that it is used (it is even difficult to determine) either the nominative or the accusative case. And in parting, the genitive case is used - “good trip”, “happy trip”, “good night”, that is, I wish you good night, I wish you a happy journey, or wish you good luck, but we omit “wish”. Such is the property of our culture that we say goodbye with a wish, and when we meet, we state the presence of something good and show that everything is fine. I sharpened a little, saying that this is a property of our culture. This is not only, of course, a property of our culture. But with us it is very clearly distributed precisely thanks to the case system.”

"Till!" - part of farewell, the full form of which is lost

If the meaning of most etiquette words is clear, then it’s still a mystery why they say the word “bye” when saying goodbye. It cannot exist independently as taken separately: “until; until such and such a moment comes." It is always used in conjunction with something. And when they say goodbye, they just say: "Bye." Why?

Maxim Krongauz finds it difficult to indicate the reason for this: “Unfortunately, I cannot give any answer. I would say that it is simply unknown, although this word appeared relatively recently. I think that many still remember the debate about whether it is necessary to say this word. About 30 years ago it was believed that it was indecent to say "yet", that it was a colloquial and even vulgar form. But now it has become so commonplace! Regardless of upbringing and education, everyone uses this word. An example of such a mysterious word "for now" is just an example of how the norm is still changing, how we are forced to reckon with the new norm. Only rare snobbery allows us to say that "yet" is unacceptable. Still, it's a winning form. But I must say that, in general, there are very curious greetings that are not always easy to explain. For example, the verb "to be" is used as a farewell: "Well, be there!", or a more colloquial form - "Well, be!".

Maxim Krongauz is not sure if this is an abbreviation for “be healthy”: “Rather, maybe just “be healthy”. Because "be healthy" ... Perhaps, yes, also a wish. But sometimes it is noted, for example, as a farewell, the form "come on" - "well, come on!". While this, of course, is completely colloquial (I think that this will not enter the literary language), but such abbreviations of some phrases or snippets of phrases may well be used as a farewell - "well, let's go," let's say. Here we can fantasize and substitute various lost pieces, in particular, what you said "be healthy" is a completely normal interpretation. It may very well be that it really came from this formula. But these are our today's guesses. And we see only pieces of words. In this sense, I think that “for now” is also a piece of something that we will not be able to restore.”

That is, it was some kind of stable phrase that has been lost. Maxim Krongauz suggests: “There was a certain wish that was associated with “bye” - “until we meet”, “until we see each other”. Again, this is just a hypothesis. It has no scientific value."

"Good night"

Maxim Krongauz talks about the new designations of greeting and farewell: “The attitude towards such new words is very different. As a linguist, I rather fix them and have to look at them objectively, but as a simple native speaker, many of them are not attractive to me. I will give an example of a greeting that appeared relatively recently. It arose in the perestroika era in connection with the appearance of the night air on television. In the speech of the hosts, a greeting "good night" appeared. On the night air, the hosts greeted the audience in this way, and then the viewers calling the studio greeted the hosts. Now it is, in general, quite common, despite the fact that it is built with violations of those rather curious norms that I spoke about. "Good night" in Russian is a wish - "I wish you good night." It could only be goodbye."

More then competently, if you have already decided to use the word "night", when greeting you should sound: "good night", as well as "good afternoon". Maxim Krongauz says: “Yes, but it would be difficult to introduce such a greeting for one simple reason. For masculine and neuter words, we do not distinguish between nominative and accusative cases. Therefore, generally speaking, if we look at these etiquette formulas from a modern point of view, we cannot tell which case is represented in the greetings "good morning" or "good afternoon". And if we take the word "night", then we must choose hard - either to say "good night" or "good night". Therefore, this greeting did not take root. Because we have to make choices that are not desirable. For us, this formula has been erased. It is, as it were, a cross between the nominative and accusative cases: "good evening", "good afternoon". That is why the genitive case was preferred, which, I repeat once again, means a wish, and in Russian it was always used as a farewell.

Perhaps that is why this appeal seems so artificial. Something is broken. You do not analyze, but you feel that something is not right. Maxim Krongauz says: “Yes, I really don’t like it. I feel a violation in him, even without analyzing, and even more so when analyzing. But this has been further developed in the language, in particular, in correspondence on the Internet. Very often, letters begin with the words "good time of day" or "good time of day to you." There is a kind of game here, because the letter does not arrive when it is sent. Therefore, instead of the words "day", "morning", "evening" some neutral time of day is chosen. What is important here is not this game associated with the replacement of a specific time of day, but the fact that here very often (almost always) the genitive case is also used - "good time of day". It is also used non-standard as a greeting. Once I was faced with the next step, which, of course, is perceived as a violation. As a greeting in the same letter, it was indicated - "good day", which cannot be a greeting, simply because there is a "good day" and we all use it.

Once on the answering machine, calling to another country, I heard in Russian with amazement, "have a good day." Maxim Krongauz: “Yes, yes, this is possible only as a wish at parting, but not as a greeting. But this trend shows that now it is possible. Therefore, it is natural that for me and for many this is perceived as a violation of the norm, but, alas, this is part of etiquette. Thus, for people who are accustomed to this, and for the younger generation, this is already becoming the norm.

Tired of boring greetings? Do you want to surprise your loved one or make someone fall in love with you? Then this article is for you, because here is a collection of the best and most original greetings.

10 most original greetings in the world

Many countries have their own original greeting phrases.

In Japan, people are not used to saying any phrases with a specific hello, because the people of the country are very busy people. It is enough to greet a person here by nodding your head after him. If we are talking about expressing deep respect, then the Japanese kneel and bow to him. Depending on the bow, the level of respect of a person is determined. Of course, you should not bow to the ground, this is already a mockery.

In Thailand, it is customary to raise both hands up as it means "peace" and "respect". A more honorable greeting is to raise, cross your arms above you, and bow. For this reason, do not be surprised if you hear the phrase "Hands up!". It's just such an original greeting.

In one tribe of Kenya, people greet each other by spitting. Spitting here is a venerable tradition. Before you say hello, fellow tribesmen spit on the hand.

In some families of Greenland, it is customary to rub your nose when meeting with a loved one.

In India, people squat when they meet. Therefore, do not be surprised if the Indians are squatting in the middle of the street - they are just saying hello.

Many people in Tibet stick out their tongues when they meet, as this is considered a sign of peacefulness. The fact is that a king with a black tongue used to live here. He was very angry and punished the unfaithful inhabitants and subjects with death. After his death, people were afraid that his soul would pass to another person, so when they met, people began to show their tongues to each other.

In some cities in the Polynesian Islands, instead of shouting out various phrases, it is customary to greet cheek to cheek, taking a deep breath.

A very original greeting in the Philippine Islands: when speaking to an elder, you need to press his hand to your cheek.

In New Zealand, all peoples have a custom - to rub their noses. Therefore, it is not surprising if you see men rubbing their noses on the streets of the city.

In Africa, perhaps one of the most beautiful greetings. In order to perform it, you need to take your right hand and bring it first to the forehead, then to the lips and later to the heart. Literally, it means: I think, I speak and I respect.

How to say hello in Russia

In Russia, you can observe different ways to say hello. In addition, our language is rich in greetings. They usually greet verbally and non-verbally.

Verbal methods are quite simple. It can be: "Good afternoon", "Good morning" and "Good evening" - when referring to respected people, "Hello" and "Hello" - to relatives and friends.

Hit a girl the first time

How to stand out and come up with an original greeting to a girl? Something unusual, instead of the usual "hello"? Everything is quite simple.

You just need to replace the word "hello" or "hello" with any greeting in another language. For example, if a girl likes English or French, you can answer "bonjour" or "hallow." And then it can be words spoken in Italian, German, Chinese, etc. Say this phrase, and the girl’s number is guaranteed (or her smile).

Be intelligent and surprise her: “Today is a great day, as is your sunny smile. Hello". Or like this: “You are beautiful, like the light of the sun in the morning. Good afternoon". Or: “You are simply charming today, mademoiselle. Good day!". Another option: “You are a ray of sunshine that breaks through gray clouds. I'm glad to welcome you." Well, there are other options like that.

Give the girl a smile and show respect with a curtsy. You can say nothing about it. The girl will already be pleased that you are trying to be a gentleman for her. Kiss her hand and the beauty's heart will melt.

If the girl acts as a friend, then you can just hug her and kiss her on the cheek. A light greeting in this way will immediately endear you to a person.

An original greeting to a guy can strengthen relationships. If we are talking about a loved one, then the girl can write him a poem. If there is no talent for writing poetry, you can look for ready-made poems on the topic "Good morning / afternoon / evening."

If you need to greet the guy live, then you can just kiss or hug. There is no better option than "Good day!". You can also say hello to a guy in English, while wishing him a good school/work day. A little courtesy won't hurt.

Man needs support

Greeting a man? Original phrases will cheer up any person for the whole day, cheer up and inspire a gentleman to great deeds. A friend or even a loved one can be complimented, and only then say hello. For example: “You look cheerful today. Stay like this all day long. Good morning”, “You look good. Especially smile on your face. Glad to see you". Also, sometimes a nod of the head and a simple smile are enough. Believe me, it is better to smile at a person, and that will be enough for him.

List of phrases for dating a girl

An original greeting is a sure way to find a life partner and pass for a person with a subtle sense of humor:

• Seems to be amnesia. Perhaps he has already approached you?
• Is there a thread? I want to make friends here and now.
• You are so beautiful that I forgot my phrase.
• Let me walk you home, at least with a glance.
• You can light up this street with a smile, it hurts so dark here.
• You are so beautiful that it becomes a pity for all those who are nearby. They are nothing compared to you.
• It seems I forgot my phone number. Could you give me yours?
• I am starting to rewrite the people living in Russia. May I start with you?
• If I smile at you, it does not mean that I want to get acquainted. You are wrong because I want to ask you out.
• You're on my to-do list for tonight.
• I may not be the best here, but I'm the only one who talks to you.
• Do you remember me? We met in your dreams. True, then I was wearing a helmet and on a white horse.
• What are you going to do tonight after we go to the movies?

So, be non-standard in all situations. An original greeting is the best way to start the day and end the evening.

For more than a decade, children have been wished good night from TV screens, accompanying the obligatory evening wish with a cartoon. Those who are on the other side of the screen do it very well. And even cartoon characters over time can acquire different physical forms and artistic value, the wish of the kids, who have been replaced for several generations, remains unchanged.

However, as soon as we switch to another channel, at the same time we will hear another verbal message from blue screens to our sleepy apartments, namely: "Good night!". This expression, on the one hand, does not contain anything rude and strongly out of the scope of the modern language, it would seem - a continuous manifestation of politeness and concern for the wakeful viewer. On the other hand, the more this phrase is introduced into everyday life, the more it irritates linguists, Russian scholars, and no less - etiquette specialists who insist that there is something wrong here, even unnatural, cutting the ear of a professional and layman. Maybe it's just this just a desire to preserve the purity of the language, something akin to purist sentiments that oppose everything new, shamelessly crammed into a language that is already quite densely populated with borrowings and neologisms?

Hello and goodbye

If we follow the speech etiquette in European countries, in the languages ​​that each of us studied at school, then the scheme is very simple. In fundamental English, for example, morning good morning, evening good evening is a greeting, within which a statement of the fact of a good day or evening takes place. Saying "good morning", "good afternoon" or "good evening", meeting someone, for example, on the street or in the office space, we greet him, setting the counterpart to a positive wave of communication. A rather radiant picture emerges, linguistically and humanly very harmonious. However, such an expression as good night - the equivalent of our "good night" - is nothing more than a farewell, and a wish that is pronounced by people when they part. And so in many languages, and only in the “great and mighty” in recent years, with a light hand, as Russian scholars and TV people believe, the wish of good night has suddenly turned from a traditional farewell into ... a greeting. "Goodnight!" - this is a truncated version, in any case, implying "I wish you a good (good) night!". That's how strange we now communicate at night!

Nights are good and calm

This is a vivid example of disregard for the elementary norms of the language, which today is used everywhere, to the great regret of specialists, penetrates deeper into the language, becoming the norm of speech etiquette, while refuting the need for purity and correct situational use of this phrase. This phrase will undoubtedly be followed by others - the language is very mobile and, like a sponge, absorbs any infusions, mainly violating its integrity as an indicator of culture. Unfortunately, the strictness of the norms of the Russian language here plays a cruel joke with the same linguists who would like to make our nights kinder, that is, linguistically and ethically correct, but are no longer in their power.

Apparently, over many centuries it has developed so that periods of wakefulness, when we lead an active lifestyle, we meet some people with whom we share a good mood, until the sun finally sets over the horizon. As soon as this happens, we must put aside all worries and worries for tomorrow, wishing mentally to ourselves and aloud to the interlocutor that his night be calm, so that he regains strength for tomorrow's busy working day. At the same time, we say most often “Good night!” or "Good night!" - and always saying goodbye. But the last option, when taking off the hat in greeting, is also not canceled, and not by the norms of the language, but by newborn traditions, where this expression is firmly rooted. Yes, this is wrong, professionals are sounding the alarm, trying to explain this to modern literate people, but alas, they cannot do anything.