I don't know how long ago this
nodeshell was created, but for some reason I got the idea into my head to fill it. This took me longer than I had expected - a couple of days, in fact. But the result is hopefully
amusing if not terribly
accurate - I welcome any corrections and additions. It should be noted that
Sanrio probably does not use any of these phrases when marketing
Hello Kitty products around the world.
1. Afrikaans - Hallo Katjie
2. Arabic - Marhaba Qeta
3. Basque - Kaixo Katu
4. Catalan - Hola Gat
5. Czech - Ahoj Kocka
6. Danish - Hej Kattekilling
7. Dutch - Hallo Katje
8. Esperanto - Saluton Katido
9. Finnish - Hei Kisu
10. French - Bonjour Chaton
11. Estonian - Halloo Kassipoeg
12. German - Hallo Kätzchen
13. Hawaiian - Aloha Popoki
14. Hebrew - Shalom Khatul
15. Hungarian - Szia Macska
16. Italian - Ciao Gattino
17. Latvian - Sveiks Kakis
18. Norwegian - Hei Kattunge
19. Portuguese - Alô Gatinho
20. Russian - Privyet Koshka
21. Spanish - Hola Gatita
22. Swedish - Hallo Kattunge
23. Turkish - Merhaba Kedi
24. Braille -
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(Yes, I know Braille isn't really a language but rather a representation of one. I just thought it would be more interesting to include that than to use English as one of the languages.)
Beyond Twenty-Four
Mandarin Chinese - Ni hao Maomi (courtesy dharmaraja)