"HELLO!" How many ways can you say hello? I figured out recently that I can say hello in 10 different languages: Hindi, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Hebrew, Hawaiian, Mandarin, Japanese, and Fijian. Which seemed impressive until I acknowledged that I don't remember (or never learned) how to say hello in Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or Malay. I do know some Malay/Indonesian words, most of which are food words such as Nasi for rice, mee goreng for fried noodles, ayam for chicken, etc.. My knowledge of Thai and Vietnamese is pretty much limited to food too.