# hallo

hallo is a German interjection meaning “hello”.

## In other languages

- Русский: привет!, здравствуй!
- Українська: гей, агов

## Meanings

1. a general greeting used when meeting someone
2. an initial response when picking up a phone call
3. a call for response to try and catch someone's attention
   - Hallo, Sie haben Ihr Gepäck vergessen! — Hello, you've left your luggage behind!
4. used to express bewilderment
   - Ich meine, hallo? Was glaubt der eigentlich, wer er ist? — I mean, hello? Who on earth does he think he is?

## Examples

- Hallo! Ich heiße Tom. Wie heißt du? — Hi, my name's Tom. What's yours?
- Hallo, Frau Schneider! Wie geht es Ihnen? — Hello Mrs Taylor, how are you?
- Hallo, Peter! Wie geht es dir? — Hello, Peter, how are you?
- Tom hat nicht mal hallo gesagt. — Tom didn't even say hi.
- Ich wollte nur mal hallo sagen. — I just wanted to say "Hi".

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/hallo