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adriannabannana · 05-13-2004, 11:32 AM

This is awesome! I'm going to do this with my daughter for our next trip. I love the hat idea combined with this! Wooo-hoo!!!

ecuagoddess · 05-23-2004, 10:50 PM

great post, twotoohappy! my DD will be 3 when we go, but i know she can learn most of that. she speaks fluent spanish (we are Ecuadorean) and a good amount of english too. she loves talking, so this is great!
thanks!

MNTerri · 11-06-2004, 02:10 PM

That's a great idea! Thanks for posting the hellos and thank- yous!

stars75238 · 01-03-2005, 11:04 AM

great idea, I wish I had thought about that when at AK, i think there they were saying Jambo Rafiki for good morning in swahili, not sure though, never thought to make a note, though now I wish I had.

Baloo · 01-11-2005, 11:18 PM

Jambo is hello in Swahili.

When you're in line for the safari ride in the AK there are several big signs with pictures of animals on them with the Swahili name....for example,and the one I rememeber!

Lion is Simba.I know my 2 boys get a kick out of learning those words too.

Lil_Tink · 01-15-2005, 12:41 PM

Ah.. is my mom gonna make me remeber all that now.. *runs* hehe that sounds fun

MaxH · 02-20-2005, 01:24 PM

I hope I'm not stepping on your toes, twotoohappy, but I wanted to offer a couple of notes more appropriate for the adults and older kids who are really interested in other cultures. Thank you for going to the effort of putting all this down.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twotoohappy

Mexico:
Hello = Hola [oh-lah]
Thank you very much = Muchas gracias [moo-chahs grah-see-ahs]
Good-bye = Adiós [ah-dee-ohs] or Hasta la vista [ahs-tah lah vees-tah]

You can greet someone by saying "Como estas?" (coh-moh ess-tahss), meaning "How are you?", and if they ask you, you can say "Muy bien, gracias"(Mwee bee-en, grah-see-ahss), or "Very good, thanks".

Quote:

Originally Posted by twotoohappy

China:
Hello = Ni hao [ nee how]
Thank you = Xiéxie [shay-shay]
Good-bye = Zai jien [sigh jee-ahn]

Maybe it's a different dialect, but I think in Mandarin thank you is usually pronounced more like sh(y)eh-sh(y)eh, where it pretty much sounds like sheh, but there's a tiny "yuh" sound in there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twotoohappy

Japan:
Good morning = Ohaiyo gozaimasu [oh-hì-yoh goh-zì-mahs]
Good afternoon = Konnichi wa [ kohn-nee-chee wah]
Good evening = Konban wa [ kohn-bahn wah]
Thank you = Arigato gozaimasu [ah-rr-gah-toh goh-zì-mahs]

Although just knowing any Japanese is probably enough, in Japan a customer would probably not use gozaimasu to a server. It's a more polite form, and while in Japan a server might use it with a customer, they would probably be embarassed if a customer used it towards them. I would use "ohayo" for a greeting, and "domo" (doh-moh) for thank you. Domo is technically "very", but the phrase "domo arigato" is often shortened to domo. If you want to be effusively, knee-bendingly grateful, like a CM found your baby about to crawl off a ledge and saved her/him, you can say arigato gozaimasheeta(goh-zayee-mah-shee-tah), which is about as polite as you can get.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twotoohappy

Morocco:
Hello = salam alekoum [sah-lahm ah-lee-cohm]
Thank you = baraka llahu fik [bah-rah-kah lah-hoo feek]
Good-bye = llah ihennik [lah ee-hen-neek]

If someone says salaam aleikum to you first, you should reply aleikum salaam. Just reverse the words.

I hope this makes your conversations in Epcot a little more fun! Thanks again to twotoohappy for doing most of the work first!

pezpam · 03-16-2005, 03:21 PM

An excellent idea. We lived in Japan for a while, but my daughter was too young to remember. She is, however, fascinated with the idea that she was there. When we got to the Japanese Kidcot station, I reminded her of how to say hello in Japanese. She said it and the young woman helping the kids out started a converstaion with her about Japan and even wrote her a note and her name in Japanese when the Kidcot activity that day only required her to write "Japan" on the paper cutouts. My daughter was over the moon for quite a while after that.

monymony3471 · 05-19-2005, 07:21 AM

I've copies these down and on our 19-20 hour drive down to WDW we will be practicing these phrases!

5disneyfreaks · 10-25-2005, 06:36 PM

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cheryl111 · 03-09-2006, 12:43 PM

HEY!!!!! what about a good old english hello?

Ay up Me duck (if you live in the midlands area) = HELLO!! xxx

Yes, its true everyone is called duck, my mum got a few funny looks in Orlando when she called everyone ducky LOL.

rejobako · 03-20-2006, 05:24 PM

Hmmmm; the last time I went to Epcot, we made it a point to learn to say "beer" in the language of every country as we ordered them. Luckily, the last two countries going clockwise are English-speaking, because we were in no shape for a quiz by then.

Samar · 03-30-2006, 03:03 PM

You can also say "Ahlan" (ah-laan) in Morocco. It means "hello" in arabic. Asalaamu alaikum (Salaam) is more of a religious greeting in the muslim world.

mom_of_tinkerbell1 · 04-06-2006, 04:47 PM

We used these greetings last year in Epcot! The kids- my DD16, and nephews 7 and 11- had a blast, and the CM's were very pleased to have children saying hello in their native languages! I even looked up ways to say Goodbye for them.

Another benefit that us Mom's appreciated- it kept the kids occupied on the 18 hour drive to The World!

Going again in June!

Nanette · 04-27-2006, 08:01 PM

I think this is great, but now... how to say goodbye???

I am taking my Girl Scouts to the World in June and this was one of the things they were going to do towards earning an interets project award. So, if anyone can help me out...

Thanks!

Nanette in VA
49 days until I take my Girl Scouts to the World!

... and we sold A LOT of cookies to get there!!!

05-13-2004, 11:32 AM	#31
adriannabannana I'd rather be in WDW Join Date: May 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 110	This is awesome! I'm going to do this with my daughter for our next trip. I love the hat idea combined with this! Wooo-hoo!!! __________________ "What we must always remember, is that it was all started by a mouse" ~WED _____________________ Oct 2003 BWV Family Reunion Oct 2001 BWV Mom-in-Law and Preggies Oct 2000 BWV First Anniversary Oct 1999 Beach Club Honeymoon Apr 1984 First Trip to Orlando WDW Sep1982 Second trip to Disneyland 1975 First trip to Disneyland, a Disney fan is born!!

05-23-2004, 10:50 PM	#32
ecuagoddess Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: HI Posts: 215	great post, twotoohappy! my DD will be 3 when we go, but i know she can learn most of that. she speaks fluent spanish (we are Ecuadorean) and a good amount of english too. she loves talking, so this is great! thanks! __________________ Jan '83 Offsite * July '90 Offsite * March '01 Offsite * Nov '04 DCL 3-nt Bahamian, AKL & CSR * Jan '05 ASMo * June '08 AKL/Pop * Oct '09 DLR * Dec '12 Aulani Next Trip... May '13 DCL 7-nt Alaska ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

11-06-2004, 02:10 PM	#33
MNTerri Earning My Ears Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chisago lakes, mn Posts: 23	That's a great idea! Thanks for posting the hellos and thank- yous! __________________ <Script language='Javascript'>var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000);eval("var CDTDate" + rndNum + " = 'February 9, 2005 2:09:05 AM CST';");document.writeln("<form name='CDTform" + rndNum + "' action='Javascript:void(0);'>");document.writeln(' <font size=2 color=green> Are we there yet? </font><br>');document.writeln("<input type=text value='' size=40 name='WrittenByJamesMVenglarikII'>");document.writ eln("</form>");if (theFunction) theFunction += "var d = new Date();";else var theFunction = "var d = new Date();";theFunction += "var c = new Date('" + eval("CDTDate" + rndNum) + "');";theFunction += "var diff = (c - d)/1000;";theFunction += "var days = Math.floor(diff / 86400);";theFunction += "var rem = diff - (days * 86400);";theFunction += "var hours = Math.floor(rem / 3600);";theFunction += "rem = rem - (hours * 3600);";theFunction += "var minutes = Math.floor(rem / 60);";theFunction += "rem = rem - (minutes * 60);";theFunction += "var seconds = Math.floor(rem);";theFunction += "if ((days < 0) \| (hours < 0) \| (minutes < 0) \| (seconds < 0)) ";theFunction += "var out = 'Wa-hoo!!!';";theFunction += "else ";theFunction += "var out = ' ' + days + ' days ' + hours + ' hrs. ' + minutes + ' mins. ' + seconds + ' secs.';";theFunction += "document.forms.CDTform" + rndNum + ".elements.WrittenByJamesMVenglarikII.value = out;";setInterval(theFunction, 1000);</Script>

01-11-2005, 11:18 PM	#35
Baloo Laughter is the bloom of a happy heart Italian pixie WARNING Wand is a wooden spoon! Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,538	Jambo is hello in Swahili. When you're in line for the safari ride in the AK there are several big signs with pictures of animals on them with the Swahili name....for example,and the one I rememeber! Lion is Simba.I know my 2 boys get a kick out of learning those words too. __________________

01-15-2005, 12:41 PM	#36
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01-03-2005, 11:04 AM	#34
stars75238 Mouseketeer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 119	great idea, I wish I had thought about that when at AK, i think there they were saying Jambo Rafiki for good morning in swahili, not sure though, never thought to make a note, though now I wish I had.

03-16-2005, 03:21 PM	#38
pezpam DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,745	An excellent idea. We lived in Japan for a while, but my daughter was too young to remember. She is, however, fascinated with the idea that she was there. When we got to the Japanese Kidcot station, I reminded her of how to say hello in Japanese. She said it and the young woman helping the kids out started a converstaion with her about Japan and even wrote her a note and her name in Japanese when the Kidcot activity that day only required her to write "Japan" on the paper cutouts. My daughter was over the moon for quite a while after that.

05-19-2005, 07:21 AM	#39
monymony3471 Finally got a chance to come back and crack this thing Where did you find those set of ears? My mamma Jamma is gonna hurt! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Constant state of chaos Posts: 6,973	I've copies these down and on our 19-20 hour drive down to WDW we will be practicing these phrases! __________________ Monica Mission Accomplished Mission Impossible Mission: August Magic Hot Dog! Hot Dog! Hot Diggity Dog!

10-25-2005, 06:36 PM	#40
5disneyfreaks Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 269	http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt...90e4/event.png

03-09-2006, 12:43 PM	#41
cheryl111 Earning My Ears Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18	HEY!!!!! what about a good old english hello? Ay up Me duck (if you live in the midlands area) = HELLO!! xxx Yes, its true everyone is called duck, my mum got a few funny looks in Orlando when she called everyone ducky LOL.

03-20-2006, 05:24 PM	#42
rejobako Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 581	Hmmmm; the last time I went to Epcot, we made it a point to learn to say "beer" in the language of every country as we ordered them. Luckily, the last two countries going clockwise are English-speaking, because we were in no shape for a quiz by then.

03-30-2006, 03:03 PM	#43
Samar DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 827	You can also say "Ahlan" (ah-laan) in Morocco. It means "hello" in arabic. Asalaamu alaikum (Salaam) is more of a religious greeting in the muslim world. __________________ Me-28 (Tiffany) (KOTS) DH - 39 DS- 9 DD- 8 Angel baby- 11/05 Angel baby- 10/07 Angel baby- 12/07 while on our Disney vacation DD- 4 99- ASMu 00- Off 01- Off 03- Off (mom's house) 05-Off (mom's) 06- Off Dec/Jan 08- High Point World Resort and The Palms Hotel and Villas AKL-Jambo July, 2010 POR August 2012 Disney Dream- 1st cruise! Sept 2013

04-06-2006, 04:47 PM	#44
mom_of_tinkerbell1 Earning My Ears Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8	We used these greetings last year in Epcot! The kids- my DD16, and nephews 7 and 11- had a blast, and the CM's were very pleased to have children saying hello in their native languages! I even looked up ways to say Goodbye for them. Another benefit that us Mom's appreciated- it kept the kids occupied on the 18 hour drive to The World! Going again in June!

04-27-2006, 08:01 PM	#45
Nanette Cancer survivor, Authorized Disney Travel Planner, Girl Scouts, medical transcriptionist, wife, and MOM Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 62	I think this is great, but now... how to say goodbye??? I am taking my Girl Scouts to the World in June and this was one of the things they were going to do towards earning an interets project award. So, if anyone can help me out... Thanks! Nanette in VA 49 days until I take my Girl Scouts to the World! ... and we sold A LOT of cookies to get there!!! __________________ Nanette Mom to four wonderful kiddoes first visit 1985 with NSHS marching band!, 1987 off site, 2000 off site, 2002 off site in July, WL in September (second honeymoon!), 2003 off site, 2005 off site, 2006 ASMo in June, Pop in July, off site in Dec, 2007 off site, 2008 Pop in March, off site in July 2010 , Pop Dec 2010,, off site July 2011, off site July 2012,, Sept 2012 Contemporary/Coronado Springs/Wilderness Lodge/Saratoga Springs/Art of Animation (off site is mother-in-law's house... 15 minutes away from WDW gate!)

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