Catalan
In Catalan, there are many types of salutations:
- Informal salutations
- Hola (+ nom),
- Estimat / Estimat (+ name or title),
- Benvolgut / Benvolguda (+ name or title),
- Hola noi! / nano! / noia! / nena!
- Ei guapo / guapa, com anem? / com va?
- Ep, (+ name or title), com va això?
- Formal salutions
- Benvolgut / Benvolguda (with or without name or title),
- Benvolgut/da, et fem arribar les novetats de...
- Benvolguts,
- Senyor/a,
- Benvolgut senyor / Benvolguda senyora (+ firstname),
- Benvolguts senyors,
- Estimats amics,
- Estimat senyor / Estimada senyora (+ firstname),
- Apreciat / Apreciada / Apreciats (client / clients, soci / socis, companys, etc.),
- Distingit senyor, / Distingida senyora, (very formal)
- Excel·lentíssim senyor, / Excel·lentíssima senyora, (usually reserved for certain formal procedures)
- Honorable Senyor/a..., (reserved for certain formal procedures for government officials, etc...)
- Molt honorable senyor / senyora, (reserved for certain formal procedures for government officials, etc..)
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