How to say 'Hello' in 10 Middle East and North Africa languages

While Arabic may be the dominant language in the Middle East and North Africa, there are of course many other languages spoken throughout the region.

Here is a handy guide of how to say "hello" in 10 of them. After reading this, you'll be able to impress locals wherever you go.

Say: "Rozh-bash"

Say: "Merhaba"

Say: "Salâm" or "Dorood"

Say: "Parev" or "Parev tsez" (western) and "Barev" or "Barev dzez" (eastern)

Say: "Is ka warran"

Say: "Salam" or "Salam əleyküm"

Say: "Shlamaloukh" to men, "Shlamalakh" to women and "Shlamalokhoun" to a group

Say: "Azul" or "Salam fellawen"

Say: "Shlama" (eastern) or "Shlomo" (western)

Say: "Salamun alejkum" or "Salam"