hello in English: The word you say when you meet someone or answer the phone. (interjection)

Translation

The word you say when you meet someone or answer the phone.

Word origin

A nineteenth-century form of the older shout hollo, used to call attention; the telephone made it the normal greeting.

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You say "hello" when you meet someone.

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On the phone, "hello" starts the call.

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You can also talk about the greeting itself.

hi

A short, friendly word you say when you meet someone.

hey

A friendly call you use to get someone to look at you, or to say hello to a friend.

morning

The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until the middle of the day.

goodbye

The word you say to someone when you leave, or when they leave.

please

A polite word you add when you ask someone for something.

cheers

A friendly word people say as they lift their glasses to drink together. In Britain it also means thank you or goodbye.

yo

A very informal way of saying hello, used mostly between friends.

sir

A polite word you use when you speak to a man you do not know.

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