Is Valar Morghulis a greeting?

The address "Valar Morghulis" and response "Valar Dohaeris" are simultaneously a greeting and a religious ritual.
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What is the greeting in Game of Thrones?

Valar morghulis is a High Valyrian saying originating from Braavos, a city located on the northwestern tip of Essos. It means "all men must die," and it's usually answered with the phrase valar dohaeris, meaning "all men must serve."
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How do you respond to Valar Dohaeris?

The Valyrian greeting “Valar Morghulis” or “All men must die” is answered with the response of “Valar Dohaeris” or “All men must serve”.
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What does Arya say valar morghulis?

Impressed by her moxie, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin, and says that if she presents it to someone from Braavos and says the customary greeting—“Valar Morghulis,” high Valyrian for “All men must die”—then the Braavosi will grant her one wish (not murder, necessarily, though it's always an option).
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Who said Valar Dohaeris?

In the House of Black and White in Braavos, Arya is irritated that Jaqen has given her cleaning tasks instead of teaching her how to kill. He insists that he will and says, "Valar Dohaeris — all men must serve."
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Is Jaqen H Ghar a Targaryen?

Rhaegar Targaryen is still alive; he's actually Jaqen H'ghar, of the Faceless Men.
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What 3 names did Arya say?

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three deaths for the three lives—Rorge, Biter, and himself—she saved from burning at the Gods Eye. After several days Arya names Chiswyck, after she overhears him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, and he dies three days later. Next she names Weese, for striking her.
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Why did jaqen smile when Arya left?

In way, that also explains the smile—he's pleasantly surprised to see that Arya took to the training so well she killed the Waif. “That's why in the end, when he realized she'd managed to escape the Waif and kill her, he was also pleased because his student had excelled,” Wlaschiha said.
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What does the Bravos coin mean?

It is not a coin for buying things, but rather denotes association with the organization of the Faceless Men. Worshippers of the Many-Faced God, the Faceless Men are a guild of from the Free City of Braavos who see themselves as servants of death who will bestow the gift of death as an end to suffering.
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Is Daario Naharis a faceless man?

TL;DR: Jaqen H'ghar is Daario Naharis - he fulfills all parts of the Faceless Man/Storm/Crow prophecy, especially since there's not much story justification for the Faceless Men ever working with Euron.
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Is Valyrian a real language?

Right now, High Valyrian has grown to comprise about 2,000 words, according to Peterson. The language may be fictional, but it has its own — very real — system of rules that govern it, same as any other language.
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What does red woman say to Grey Worm?

Melisandre also spoke more Valyrian you probably recognized.

When Melisandre passed Grey Worm she said "valar morghulis," which means "all men must die." He returned the greeting with the traditional "valar dohaeris," which means "all men must serve."
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Why did Jaqen gives Arya the coin?

In order to facilitate what Arya needs for her personal evolution, he gives her the coin and phrase that will get her to Braavos. He hints that she might find him there, but he really knows what she will find is what she needs/is looking for in her life.
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How does jaqen change his face?

His face is originally a decaying, yellowed skull with a worm coming out of an eye socket. Arya kisses him and bites the worm, which causes him to change his face into that of a nice old man. The original Jaqen. HBO In the show, Jaqen, pre-face change, replaces the "kindly man" character.
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Why was the faceless man in Westeros?

The Faceless Men are a cult of religious assassins that worship the Many-Faced God, and they believe that death is a merciful end to suffering. For a price, they will grant the "gift" of death to anyone in the world, considering the assassination a sacrament to their god.
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Why did the faceless man let Arya go?

It meant that she had accepted that she was a no one and as a no one she could be whoever she wanted. And the first character she chose to be was 'Arya Stark of Winterfell' to carry out her contract in which are those people who she had promised to the Many-Faced God. And that is why Jaquen Hagar let her leave.
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What does Arya give the boat captain?

A Storm of Swords

Arya finds a Braavosi ship at Saltpans, the Titan's Daughter, and though she cannot afford passage, she remembers the iron coin that Jaqen had given her. She gives the captain the iron coin and says "valar morghulis"; he replies "valar dohaeris", and respectfully grants her a cabin on his ship.
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Was the Waif jealous of Arya?

It's possible that the Waif is at least a little jealous of Arya. During The Game of Faces, the Waif says she was the daughter of a widowed lord in Westeros who remarried and produced another daughter. Supposedly the Waif's stepmother tried to poison her and that's why the Waif left.
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Is syrio the faceless man?

Syrio may have only appeared in three episodes of season one but his exit has long been debated among viewers, especially as his death is never shown on-screen. One theory to emerge after Game of Thrones came to an end following season eight is that Syrio was, in fact, Faceless Man Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha).
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Does Jaqen H Ghar care about Arya?

H'ghar made it clear that he was going to help Arya, and he did, killing a few people for her, helping her escape, and giving her a coin which would help her get to Braavos, should she so desire. She eventually did just that, and began training to be a Faceless Man, aka super assassin, in Season 5.
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Is Jaqen a faceless man?

"Jaqen H'ghar" is just a persona adopted by one of the Faceless Men of Braavos, but the Faceless Men have no personal names. While as "Jaqen H'ghar" he claimed to be from Lorath, this was just part of his fake identity, and and there is no indication that he has ever even set foot in Lorath.
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Did Arya know littlefinger was watching her?

Arya berates Sansa (Episode 5)

In hindsight, we can view this as the point where Arya and Sansa begin acting out a disagreement to see what Littlefinger does – because they know he's spying on them. By faking it, they're able to make him play his hand and cause him to incriminate himself irreversibly.
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What happens to Jaqen H Ghar?

Jaqen gives her a coin and tells her that if she decides to go to Braavos she must show the coin to a Braavosi and say the words "Valar Morghulis". He tells her to say the words and then announces that Jaqen H'ghar is dead.
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