Hello Around the World Bingo Card Generator
Print free Hello Around the World bingo cards from 49 entries such as Sat sri akal, Bok and Hallo. Each 5x5 card with a free center holds 24 of them, so every card in a set is different; with 30 players the first line usually comes after about 14 calls, roughly 2 minutes at 10 seconds a call.
| B | I | N | G | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bok | Sawasdee | Dumela | Vanakkam | Dia duit |
Grüezi | Zdravo | Aloha | Sveiki | Merhaba |
Bonjour | Hallo | FREE | Apa kabar | Shalom |
Cześć | Tere | Bongu | Xin chào | Hola |
Konnichiwa | Sat sri akal | Ni hao | Bula | Molo |
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Edit words (49)
Cards update as you type. Long entries shrink to fit their square; a very long single word is split over two lines with a hyphen (up to 40 characters each). The PDF uses a built-in font: emoji and non-Latin scripts print best with Print cards.
Caller sheet
Every call in a shuffled order. Tick each one as you read it out; the same share link always gives the same order.
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About Hello Around the World bingo
Hello Around the World Bingo puts 49 everyday greetings on the cards, from “Hola” and “Konnichiwa” to “Sawubona” in Zulu, “Kia ora” in Māori, “Gamarjoba” in Georgian and “Kaixo” in Basque. Players hear each word said aloud, so it works for multicultural days, ESL classes where learners can teach their own greeting, and virtual calls with family in other countries.
On a 5x5 card with a free center, Hello Around the World bingo shows 24 of the 49 entries, so each one lands on about 49% of the cards: in a set of 30, Hello or Hola appears on roughly 15 cards. Card 1 leaves out 25 of them, including Hello, Ciao and Olá, so no single card can mark everything.
A host reads out one entry at a time from the printed caller sheet (all 49 of them, shuffled); players daub the square if their card has it and call bingo on a full line.
All 49 Hello Around the World bingo words
Every entry from Ahoj to Zdravo, grouped by first letter. Edit them in the generator above: drop Bok if it does not suit your group, or add your own.
- A: Ahoj, Aloha, Annyeonghaseyo, Apa kabar
- B: Barev, Bok, Bongu, Bonjour, Bula
- C: Ciao, Cześć
- D: Dia duit, Dumela
- G: Gamarjoba, Geia sou, Grüezi
- H: Hallo, Hej, Hello, Hola
- J: Jambo
- K: Kaixo, Kia ora, Konnichiwa, Kumusta
- L: Labas
- M: Marhaba, Merhaba, Mingalaba, Moien, Molo
- N: Namaste, Ni hao
- O: Olá
- P: Privet
- S: Salaam, Sannu, Sat sri akal, Sawasdee, Sawubona, Selam, Shalom, Sveiki, Szia
- T: Talofa, Tere
- V: Vanakkam
- X: Xin chào
- Z: Zdravo
Hello Around the World bingo at a glance
| Entries | 49 words and phrases |
|---|---|
| Card | 5x5 card with a free center: 24 of the 49 |
| How it is played | A caller reads the shuffled caller sheet |
| Different cards possible | about 3.92 × 10³⁷ (order matters) |
| Different selections | 63,205,303,218,876 sets of 24 entries |
| Shortest entry | Bok (3 characters) |
| Longest entry | Annyeonghaseyo (14 characters) |
| Multi-word entries | 7 of 49, such as Ni hao and Apa kabar |
| Good for | Kids, classrooms, ESL lessons, family game nights and video-call games |
| Category | Social studies & geography (45 themes) |
How long Hello Around the World bingo lasts
Simulated over 150 shuffled games on cards 1-60 of this set: the median first line arrives on call 14 with 30 players and on call 17 with 10, while a blackout takes 44 calls, roughly 7 minutes at 10 seconds a call.
| Players | First line | Line, 80% range | Blackout | Blackout, 80% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 players | 17 calls | 12-22 | 46 calls | 43-47 |
| 30 players | 14 calls | 10-18 | 44 calls | 42-46 |
| 60 players | 12 calls | 9-15 | 43 calls | 42-45 |
| 1 card (exact average) | - | - | 48.0 calls | of 49 |
How to host Hello Around the World bingo
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Print the Hello Around the World cards
Give each player one card; a free set prints up to 30, no two alike. Card 1 above starts with Bok, Sawasdee, Dumela, Vanakkam and Dia duit.
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Print the caller sheet
All 49 entries appear on it in shuffled order, opening with Talofa, Kia ora, Grüezi, Ciao and Xin chào; tick each one as you read it out.
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Say the greeting and name the language, then have everyone repeat it before marking; “Annyeonghaseyo” and “Sat sri akal” are good practice for slow, clear speaking.
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Invite learners who speak one of the languages to call their own greeting, such as “Vanakkam” in Tamil or “Selam” in Amharic, and explain when people use it.
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Put a world map up and stick a note on the country for each call; “Bula” lands on Fiji and “Talofa” on Samoa.
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Call until someone shouts bingo
With 30 cards, expect the first line near call 14 (Barev in this set's order) and a blackout near call 44; check the winner's squares against your ticked list.
Hello Around the World bingo variations
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Hello Around the World variation
Play Greeting Walk: players walk around the room and may mark a square only after greeting a classmate with that word, such as “Jambo” or “Hej”, and hearing it said back.
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Blackout round
Card 1 needs all 24 squares, Bok to Molo; on average one card fills after 48.0 of the 49 calls (98% of the deck).
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Quick 4x4 round
A 4x4 card needs 16 of the 49 entries and no free space; one card is full after about 47.1 calls instead of 48.0.
First 15 calls of this Hello Around the World set
Seed "hello-around-the-world" gives this order, the same one the caller sheet prints. With these calls, card 1 of the first 30 completes row 2 (Grüezi, Zdravo, Aloha, Sveiki and Merhaba) on call 15, and card 5 is the first full card on call 41.
| Call | Entry | Cards marked (of 30) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talofa | 16 of 30 |
| 2 | Kia ora | 16 of 30 |
| 3 | Grüezi | 22 of 30 |
| 4 | Ciao | 13 of 30 |
| 5 | Xin chào | 14 of 30 |
| 6 | Privet | 10 of 30 |
| 7 | Aloha | 12 of 30 |
| 8 | Sveiki | 19 of 30 |
| 9 | Hallo | 18 of 30 |
| 10 | Hej | 17 of 30 |
| 11 | Moien | 14 of 30 |
| 12 | Sawubona | 16 of 30 |
| 13 | Merhaba | 14 of 30 |
| 14 | Barev | 15 of 30 |
| 15 | Zdravo | 17 of 30 |
Themes like Hello Around the World bingo
Ranked by category, occasion and audience; none of them repeats an entry from this list, so pasting two into the Edit words box gives a longer game.
Frequently asked questions
How many words are on the Hello Around the World bingo list?
49, from Ahoj to Zdravo. A 5x5 card with a free center uses 24 of them, so each card leaves out 25. The shortest entry is Bok (3 characters) and the longest is Annyeonghaseyo (14).
Are all Hello Around the World bingo cards the same?
No. Card 1 and card 2 of this set share 11 of their 24 squares, and every card is checked so none of the 30 in a free set repeats. About 3.92 × 10³⁷ different arrangements are possible from the 49 entries (63,205,303,218,876 different selections of 24).
How many Hello Around the World bingo cards per person?
One card each is standard. In 150 simulated games of this list, 30 players on one card each got a first line after a median 14 calls; with two cards each (60 in play) it came after 12, and 10 single cards took 17. Two cards suit adults who want a faster game; young children do best with one. A free set of 30 covers 15 players on two cards each.
How long does Hello Around the World bingo take?
A Hello Around the World game with 30 players usually reaches its first line after 14 calls (10-18 in 80% of simulated games), about 2 minutes at one call every 10 seconds. A blackout takes about 44; with 10 players the first line needs about 17.
Can I print Hello Around the World bingo cards for free?
Yes, up to 30 unique cards per set at no cost and without an account. Pick how many you need, then use Print cards or Download PDF: each card gets its own page with the title “Hello Around the World Bingo” on top, and the caller sheet lists all 49 entries in this set's shuffled order.
How do I make my own Hello Around the World bingo cards?
Open Edit words in the generator above: it already holds the 49 entries, one per line. Replace Hallo with something from your own group, add inside jokes or names, and the sample card redraws at once. 5x5 cards need 24 entries or more.
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