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2007|November|19

hello (English)

Alternative forms

hullo

Etymology

hello|Hello

(first attested in 1846) from - holla, - hallo is often credited to w:Thomas_Edison|Thomas_Edison as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades. Possibly from the - osx verb - |to bring something, to gather

Engelska - -

- hail.

Pronunciation

- /həˈləʊ̯/|/hɛˈləʊ̯/,

/h@"l@U/

- hĕ-lō' or hə-lō', - /həˈloʊ̯/, - /h@"loU/

- Audio (UK)

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call for response

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sarcastic implication

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expressing puzzlement

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Rhymes: əʊ

Interjection

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledge|acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Hello, everyone.

A greeting used when answering the telephone.

Hello? How may I help you?

A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.

Hello? Is anyone there?

Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.

You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?

An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

Hello! What’s going on here?

Usage notes

The greeting

hello

is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

In some languages and cultures the expression for

hello

is not a mere greeting but also includes a notion of well-wishing. For example, the

Jewish greeting - שלום עליכם|tr=shalom ‘aleykhem means "may peace be upon you".

Arabiska - السلام عليكم

where السلام means peace, عليـ means upon and كم means you.

Quotations

Synonyms

greeting

AU, informal

g'day, hey, hi, howdy

UK, informal

hallo, hey, hi, hiya, ey_up

US, informal

hallo, hey, hi, howdy

IE, informal

how's_it_going, hey, hi

SA, informal

howzit

slang

wassup, what's_up, yo, sup

See also Wikisaurus:hello

Antonyms

greeting

bye, goodbye

Derived terms

hello_yourself,_and_see_how_you_like_it

Translations

greeting

Afrikaans: hallo

Albanska - tungjatjeta

Aleut: aang, draas

American Sign Language: B@Sfhead-PalmForward_B@FromSfhead-PalmForward

Arabiska - مرحبًا

, أهلاً, سلام, السلام عليكم

formal

Armenian - բարև|tr=barev, - ողջույն|tr=oġǰuyn

Asturian: hola

Azeri - salam|xs=Azeri

Basque: kaixo

Bats

Bavarian - servus, - grias di

Vitryska - прывітанне

Bengali - নমস্কার|tr=nômôshkar|sc=Beng

Bosnian: zdravo#Bosnian|zdravo, ćao#Bosnian|ćao, merhaba#Bosnian|merhaba, selam#Bosnian|selam

Bulgarian: здравей (zdravéy, familiar), здравейте (zdravéyte, formal)

Burmese - မင်္ဂလာပါ|tr=min-găla ba|sc=Mymr

Katalanska - hola

Central Atlas Tamazight - ⴰⵣⵓⵍ|tr=azul

Chinese:

: Cantonese - 你好|tr=nei5 hou2, lei5 hou2|sc=Hant

: Dungan - ни хо|tr=ni ho|sc=Cyrl

: Wu: 你好 (non ho)

Choctaw - halito

Croatian: zdravo#Croatian|zdravo, ćao#Croatian|ćao, bok#Croatian|bok, bog

Tjeckiska - ahoj

, nazdar - formal

Danska - hej

, dav, god dag - da|hallo

Dutch: hallo, hoi, dag - formal

Esperanto - saluton|xs=Esperanto

Estniska - tere

, hei

Faroese - hey|xs=Faroese, - halló|xs=Faroese

Fijian: bula

Filipino: hoy, kumustá

Finska - terve

, moi, hei, moikka

Franska - salut

- fr|bonjour

Galician: ola

Georgian - გამარჯობა|tr=gamardžoba|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian

Tyska - hallo

, guten Tag, servus, grüß Gott

Gilbertese: mauri

Greek:

: Ancient - χαίρε|tr=khaire|xs=Ancient Greek, - χαίρε καί ὑγίαινε|tr=khere ke iyiene|xs=Ancient Greek

Grekiska - γεια

, γεια σου, - el|γεια σας|tr=geia sas, χαίρετε

Greenlandic - aluu|xs=Greenlandic

Guernésiais - banjour

Gujarati - નમસ્તે|tr=namaste|sc=Gujr, - નમસ્કાર|tr=namaskār|sc=Gujr

Haitian Creole - bonjou

Hausa: sannu

Hawaiian: aloha

Hebrew - שלום|alt=שָׁלוֹם|tr=shalóm, - שלום עליכם|alt=שָלוֹם עָלֶיכֶם|tr=shalóm aléikhem

Hindiska - नमस्ते

Hmong: nyob_zoo

Ungerska - szia

, sziasztok - hu|szervusz, szervusztok

formal

Isländska - halló

, hæ, góðan dag, góðan daginn

Igbo - kèdu

Indonesiska - hai

Interlingua: bon_die

Irländska - Dia dhuit

- ga|Dia is Muire dhuit|xs=Irish - response, haileo

Italienska - ciao

, salve, buongiorno

Iu Mien - yiem longx nyei

Japanese: おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu = good morning, polite), こんにちは (kon'nichi wa = good day), こんばんは (komban wa = good evening), おはよう (ohayō = good morning, informal)

Jèrriais: bouônjour

Kabardian - уузыншэм|tr=ou-zeen-shem

Kannada - ತುಳಿಲು|tr=tuḷilu|sc=Knda, - ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ|tr=namaskāra|sc=Knda

Karachay-Balkar - кюнюгюз ашхы болсун|tr=künügüz aşhı bolsun!|sc=Cyrl, - ассаламу алейкум|tr=assalamu aleykum|sc=Cyrl

Kazakh - сәлеметсіздер (səlemetsizder, formal)

Korean - annyeonghasimnikka (formal) - annyeonghaseyo (neutrally formal), - annyeong (informal)

Krio - kusheh

Lao - ສະບາຍດີ|tr=sa-bàai-dìi|sc=Laoo|xs=Lao

Latin - salve, - ave

Lettiska - sveiki

Laz

Lithuanian: labas, sveikas

informal

, sveiki

Livonian: tēriņtš

Lojban - coi|xs=Lojban

Luo - msawa|xs=Luo

Makedonska - здраво

Malagasy - Manao ahoana|xs=Malagasy?, - salama|xs=Malagasy

Tsimihety

Malaysiska - helo

, apa khabar

Maltese: bonġu (before 12:00 p.m.), bonswa (after 12:00 p.m.)

Maori - kia ora

Mapudungun - mari mari

Marathi - नमस्कार|tr=namaskār|sc=Deva

Michif - Tánishi, - boñjour

Mingrelian

Mohawk: sekoh

Navajo - yáʼátʼééh

Norfuk - watawieh

Norska - hallo

, hei, god dag - no|halla - no|heisann

Oriya - ନମସ୍କାର|tr=namaskār|sc=Orya

Ossetian

Palauan: alii

Persian - سلام_علیکم (salâmo aleykom); literary - صبح_بخیر (sobh bekheyr), afternoon: - عصر_بخیر (asr bekheyr)

Polish: cześć - more formal, dzień_dobry

formal

Portugisiska - oi

, olá, - pt|e aí|alt=e aí?

Punjabi - ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ|tr=sati śrī akāl|sc=Guru

Romanian: salut, bună, noroc - formal, servus

Ryska - привет

Samoan - talofa

Sanskrit - नमस्कार|tr=namaskāram|sc=Deva, - नमस्ते|tr=namaste|sc=Deva

Scottish Gaelic - halò|xs=Scottish Gaelic - gd|latha math|xs=Scottish Gaelic - informal - hòigh|xs=Scottish Gaelic

Serbian:

Serbiska - здраво

, ћао

Serbiska - zdravo

, ćao

Sicilian: ciao, salutamu

Slovakiska - ahoj

, servus - sk|dobrý deň

formal

Slovene: živjo, zdravo

informal

; dober_dan, pozdravljeni

Sotho - dumela|xs=Sotho

Spanska - hola

, buenos días, qué tal

Svan

Swahili - jambo

Svenska - hallå

, hej, god dag - sv|tjena, hejsan

informal

Swiss German: sälü, hoi, hallo

Filippinska - kamusta

, kumusta

Tamil - வணக்கம்|tr=vanakkam|sc=Taml

Telugu - నమసకారం|tr=namaskāram|sc=Telu, - బాగున్నారా|tr=bāgunnārā|sc=Telu

Thailändska - สวัสดี

, สวัสดีครับ, สวัสดีค่ะ

Tongan - mālō e lelei

Tswana: dumela (; e.g. "Dumela, rra" = "hello sir"); dumelang (; e.g. "Dumelang, borra" = "hello gentlemen")

Turkiska - merhaba

Tuvan: экии (ekii)

Ukrainska - привіт

- uk|добрий день|tr=dobrýj den'|xs=Ukrainian

formal

Venetian - ciao

Vietnamese: xin_chào, chào (ông, bà#Vietnamese|bà, cô#Vietnamese|cô, anh#Vietnamese|anh, chị, em#Vietnamese|em, quí_vị — depending on gender and relative social status of person addressed)

Volapük - glidis|xs=Volapük

Walloon - bondjoû

Welsh: helo, bore_da - good day, hylo

West Frisian: hallo, hoi

Xhosa: molo , molweni

Yakut - эҕэрдэ|tr=ehghardeh|sc=Cyrl, - дорообо|tr=doroobo, informal|sc=Cyrl

Jiddisch - שלום־עליכם

, גוט־מאָרגן

Zulu: sawubona, - sanibonani|p

when answering the telephone

Afrikaans: hallo

Arabiska - آلو

Armenian - ալլո|tr=allo

Vitryska - алё

Bosnian: halo#Bosnian|halo, molim#Bosnian|molim

Bulgariska - ало

Cantonese - 喂|tr=wai3|sc=Hani

Katalanska - mani'm?

Chinese:

Croatian: molim, izvolite, halo

Tjeckiska - haló

Danska - hallo

Holländska - hallo

Estniska - hallo

, halloo

Finska - haloo

Franska - allô

Tyska - hallo

Grekiska - εμπρός

Hebrew - שלום?|tr=shalóm?|sc=Hebr, - ?אלו|tr=aló?|sc=Hebr

Hindiska - हलो

, हेलो

Ungerska - halló

Isländska - halló

, hæ, hæ

Isländska - hæ

, góðan dag, góðan daginn

Indonesiska - halo

Interlingua: hallo

Irländska - haileo

Italienska - pronto

Japanska - もしもし

Koreanska - 여보세요

Lao - ອາໂຫລ|tr='aa-loo|sc=Laoo|xs=Lao

Litauiska - alio

Lojban - re'i|xs=Lojban

Makedonska - ало

Malagasy - alô

Malaysiska - helo

Maltese: ħellow

Norska - hallo

Oriya - ହ୍ୟାଲୋ|sc=Orya

Persiska - الو

Polish: halo#Polish|halo, słucham

Portugisiska - alô

Rumänska - alo

, haló

Ryska - алло

, - ru|алё|tr=aljó, слушать

Scottish Gaelic - halò|xs=Scottish Gaelic

Serbian: хало#Serbian|хало / halo#Serbian|halo, молим#Serbian|молим / molim#Serbian|molim

Slovakiska - haló

Slovene: halo, prosim

Spanska - aló

- Mexico, diga - es|dígame - es|hola - Uruguay, oigo

Cuba

Svenska - hallå

, hej, god dag

formal

Tagalog: magandang_tanghali_po (good day)

Thai - สวัสดีค่ะ (sàwàtdee kâ)

ฮัลโหล

(hanlǒh) (informal)

Tongan - mālō e lelei

Turkiska - alo

, efendim

Ukrainska - алло

, слухати

Vietnamesiska - a-lô

Walesiska - helo

West Frisian: hallo

is anyone there?

Arabiska - هل من أحد هنا؟

Armenian - աու|tr=au

Vitryska - гэй

Bosnian: halo#Bosnian|halo?

Katalanska - hola

Katalanska - na maria?

Chinese:

: Cantonese - 喂|tr=wai3|sc=Hani

: Mandarin:有人吗？ (yǒu rén ma)

Kroatiska - halo

Tjeckiska - haló

Danska - hallo

Holländska - hallo

Estonian: halloo?

Finnish: huhuu?

French: eh_oh ?, oh_eh ?, allô ?

Tyska - hallo

?, jemand_da?

Hebrew - שלום? מישהו שם?|tr=Shalóm?, mísheu shám?|sc=Hebr

Isländska - halló

Interlingua: hallo?

Italian: c'è_nessuno?

Japanese: おーい (ōi = Hi, Hey, formal and informal), すみませーん (sumimasēn = I'm sorry, formal), (ちょっと chotto = Hey, informal)

Korean: 계세요? (gyeseyo? = literally Anyone exist?, formal)

Litauiska - sveiki

Lojban - ri'e|xs=Lojban

Macedonian: ало? (aló?)

Malaysiska - helo

Maltese: hawn_xi_ħadd?

Norska - Hallo

Oriya - ନମସ୍କାର|sc=Orya

Polska - halo

Portugisiska - olá

Rumänska - alo

Rumänska - haló

Ryska - ау

! (aú)

Serbian: хало#Serbian|хало? / halo#Serbian|halo?

Slovakiska - haló

Slovene: halo?

Spanish: ¿aló?, ¡Hola!_¿Hay_alguien?

Latin America

Svenska - hallå

Thai:

มีใครอยู่มั้ย?

(mee krai yòo mái?)

Walesiska - helo?

sarcastic: that was foolish

Dutch: ja,_hallo!

Estonian: halloo!, tere_hommikust!, tere_tali!

Finska - haloo

Tyska - hallo

!, halloho!

Isländska - halló

Japanese: やれやれ (yareyare, formal and informal), やれやれだぜ (yareyare daze, informal), 大丈夫？ (daijōbu? = Are you all right?, formal and informal), 大丈夫かよ (daijōbu kayo? = Are you all right?, more informal), マジ？ (maji? = Are you sure?, informal), マジかよ？ (maji kayo? = Are you sure?, more informal)

Macedonian: алоoo? (alooo?)

Norska - hallo

Portugisiska - acorda

, alô

Rumänska - aloo

Slovenska - halo

Svenska - men hallå

expression of puzzlement

Vitryska - але

Katalanska - conill!

Holländska - hallo

Tyska - hallo

Isländska - halló

Japanese: 本当？ (hontō, Sure?, formal), 冗談だろ？ (jōdan daro, You are joking, formal and informal), 大丈夫？ (daijōbu? = Are you all right?, formal and informal), 大丈夫かよ？ (daijōbu kayo? = Are you all right?, more informal), マジ？ (maji? = Are you sure?, You're kidding!, informal), マジかよ (maji kayo? = Are you sure?, You're kidding!, more informal)

Lojban - ki'a|xs=Lojban

Slovenska - hej

Svenska - men hallå

West Frisian: hallo!

: ало (2)

: hafa_dai

- fj|bula|xs=Fijian

: hola

: kia_ora

: yokwe

nah

: niltze