Bonjour Je m'appelle Tiffany

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Bonjour Je m’appelle Tiffany. :ocean:

I learned French (mostly forgotten) in a Magnet School :school_satchel: during my elementary years. My French teacher :woman_teacher:t4: was inspiring with the way she managed her students and studies. She used her authority gracefully and equally amongst my peers but catered to the less fortunate in all of us as a group in class or in reporting cards :file_cabinet: . Her educational teachings contributions were intriguing and educational for attentiveness amongst the best or worst of us. Then, in 4th grade I would never have imagined the language barrier being broken with such tools likeGoogle Translate :earth_asia: . the New Chrome sidebar is an easily accessible tool for rendering other languages to English and or your preferred language destination. Communication is a very interesting subject to me and always has been. My husband speaks Spanish, fluently after spending several years in Costa Rica. We watch movies in other languages often with captions so over the years with the combined experiences and my travels, I’ve learned to understand most language’s narrative without being able to speak or write them per say. So, This comes with many Thanks to Google’s Translate and the Local Guide’s Connect forum of members from all over the world that speak, type contribute and communicate in their own languages for the opportunity to combine both platforms and explore the world without communication barriers. Happy Birthday Connect!

Here’s a few Hello’s :wave: in different languages. If your language is not listed, please post a comment with how you say “Hello, World”

  • Bonjour: The French word for “hello”
  • Nǐ hǎo: The Cantonese word for “hello”
  • Hola: The easiest and most popular way to say “hello” in Spanish
  • Ciao: The Italian phrase for “hello” and “goodbye”
  • Guten tag: The German word for “hello”
  • Hallo: The German word for “hello” that’s often used to greet friends and family
  • Shalom: The Hebrew word for “hello”
  • Hmong: “Nyob zoo” is the Hmong word for “hello”
  • Irish: “Dia dhuit”
  • English: Hello, Hey, Hi , How Ya Doing?
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It is always good to learn new languages, I also tried to learn Spanish. Thanks for sharing :blush:

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Wonderful to see your passion for the languages @TiffanyStockstill :couple_with_heart_woman_man:

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Hello dear friend @TiffanyStockstill

I would like to add a Hindi word for Hello, World: Hindi:" नमस्ते" :pray: ( English " Namastē" )

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You forgot “Howdy” :cowboy_hat_face: @TiffanyStockstill

You make a very good point that the ease of access to tools like translate really removes a lot of barriers for communicating. I’ve used Live Translate a few times for work. It’s a little clunky, but I can still make sure there’s some understanding.

I am quite envious of the education systems in other countries that bring children up speaking multiple languages. It sounds like you were fortunate to have those synapses programmed at a young age. Even if you’ve (mostly forgotten) French, you still have an ability to pick up on the gist of conversations in other languages. That’s rad! My kids are getting Spanish in preschool, and I know it will be so beneficial … until my daughter realizes the power of having a language her parents don’t understand!

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