Kilo Lingo

/ˈola/

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Translation

hello, hi

Word origin

A greeting of uncertain origin, generally regarded as an expressive or spontaneous formation rather than from a known Latin word. It is recorded in Spanish from at least the sixteenth century.

Origin
Expressive

Examples

¡! ¿ ?

Hello! How did things go for you today?

, .

Hello everyone, thank you for coming to this meeting.

: .

She sent me a message that just said: hello.

, .

When he walked into class, everyone said hello at the same time.

, Marta .

Hello, I am Marta and I am here for the ten o'clock interview.

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This word is part of lesson 2.