Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Generic greeting for Peru, Rio, Spain, Chile & Panama
Spanish translation:
Hola / olá
Added to glossary by
Miriam Perez Mariano
Jan 9, 2010 09:55
14 yrs ago
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English term
Como te va!, Bom dia, Hola, Oye
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Marketing
Marketing / Market Research
We are working on a project where a character is visiting many different countries in the world. We're introducing the countries with a short line of copy starting with an official greeting of the country - i.e. for France, he'll say "Bonjour I'm in France..."
We are trying to find a generic greeting for Peru, Rio, Spain, Chile & Panama that is authentic but this seems to be quite open to debate. So we would like the below greeting we've found confirmed accurate or if there is a better suggestions.
Peru = Como te va!
Rio = Bom dia
Chile = Hola
Spain = Hola
Panama = Oye
Thank you
We are trying to find a generic greeting for Peru, Rio, Spain, Chile & Panama that is authentic but this seems to be quite open to debate. So we would like the below greeting we've found confirmed accurate or if there is a better suggestions.
Peru = Como te va!
Rio = Bom dia
Chile = Hola
Spain = Hola
Panama = Oye
Thank you
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | Hola / olá |
Miriam Perez Mariano
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| 5 | ìBuenos días! estoy, estamos en.... |
Marina56
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Change log
Jan 14, 2010 22:14: Miriam Perez Mariano Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Miriam Perez Mariano
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Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
Hola / olá
For all Spanish-speaking countries, you can use "hola". In Brazilian Portuguese it's "olá". Cheers! :-)
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margaret caulfield
: Would this honestly be your way of introducing yourself in a marketing context? I certainly hope not. It sounds awful!
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I disagree with you, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen this answer. It sounds totally OK to me to say, for instance: "Hola desde Perú".
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patinba
: Can't honestly see what's wrong with a smiling "Hola (Hi!) here I am in XXX" as an informal start to a film clip
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Thanks! :-)
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jacana54 (X)
: Yes, I think you say "hola" and then go on to whatever you want to say.
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Thanks a lot! Cheers :-)
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gaby2300
: Yes, I agree. For all Spanish speaking countries "¡Hola!" is fine.
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Thanks for that :-)
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Marian Cantero (X)
: Hola is perfectly fine. You can add Buenos dias, tardes, etc if you like
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Muchas gracias.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
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ìBuenos días! estoy, estamos en....
Por qué no usar en todos los países de habla hispana el mismo tratamiento, esto es general para todos, si en portugués digo Bon dia!!, en francés Bonjour, en español podemos usar o Buenos Días o Hola, Buenos Días estamos en......
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