2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

M src/hello_hut/greetings.py
A src/hello_hut/translations.py

@@ 2,6 2,8 @@
 
 import datetime
 
+from .translations import TRANSLATIONS
+
 DEFAULT_NAME = "friend"
 
 


@@ 15,9 17,9 @@ def time_of_day_greeting(now=None):
     return "Good evening"
 
 
-def greet(name=DEFAULT_NAME, shout=False, salutation=None):
+def greet(name=DEFAULT_NAME, shout=False, salutation=None, lang="en"):
     """Build a greeting such as "Hello, Ada!"."""
     if salutation is None:
-        salutation = "Hello"
+        salutation = TRANSLATIONS.get(lang, TRANSLATIONS["en"])
     message = f"{salutation}, {name}!"
     return message.upper() if shout else message

@@ 0,0 1,17 @@
+"""Salutations by language code.
+
+Keep the table sorted by code. Corrections from native speakers are very
+welcome; please send them to the devel list.
+"""
+
+TRANSLATIONS = {
+    "ar": "مرحبا",
+    "de": "Hallo",
+    "en": "Hello",
+    "es": "Hola",
+    "fr": "Bonjour",
+    "ja": "こんにちは",
+    "pt": "Olá",
+    "sv": "Hej",
+    "tr": "Merhaba",
+}