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# '''Kuzu Zangpo La''' (ཀུ་དུ་བཟང་པོ་ལ)  ''Translation: Hello / Welcome!''  This is the standard greeting used throughout Bhutan.
# '''Tashi Delek''' (བཀྲིས་བདེལེགས)  ''Translation: Best wishes / Good luck!''  Commonly used to convey good wishes and blessings.
# '''Kadrin Cheyla''' (ཀ་དྲིན་ཆེ་ལ)  ''Translation: Thank you.''  A polite expression of gratitude.
# '''Ga Day Bay Zu Yoe Ga?''' (ག་སྡེ་བསུ་ཡོད་ག?)  ''Translation: How are you?''  A common way to inquire about someone's well-being.
# '''Ney Gi Ming... Inn La''' (ངེ་གི་མིང་... ཨིང་ལ)  ''Translation: My name is...''  Useful for introducing yourself.
# '''Chhoe Gi Ming Ga Chi Mo?''' (ཆོས་གི་མིང་ག་ཆི་མོ?)  ''Translation: What is your name?''  A question to ask someone's name.
# '''Log Jay Gay''' (ློག་ཇེ་གཌ)  ''Translation: Will meet again.''  A farewell expression.

When greeting, it's customary to add "la" at the end of sentences as a sign of respect. Additionally, while handshaking is becoming more common, especially in urban areas, a traditional Bhutanese greeting involves a slight bow with open hands held out and palms facing up.

Learning these phrases and understanding local customs will enhance your experience and interactions during your visit to Bhutan.