How do you use "hello" in a sentence?

Hello, how are you today? Hello? Is anyone there? She waved and said hello to her neighbours.

hello

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Significado: A greeting used when meeting someone or answering the phone

你好，喂

hola

こんにちは、もしもし

안녕하세요, 여보세요

Hello is the most common English greeting, used when meeting someone, answering the telephone, or attracting someone's attention. It can express surprise ('Hello! What's this?') or be used sarcastically to suggest someone isn't paying attention ('Hello? Are you listening?').

Hello 是最常见的英语问候语，用于遇见某人、接电话或引起某人注意。它可以表达惊讶（'Hello! What's this?'）或讽刺地暗示某人没有注意（'Hello? Are you listening?'）。

Hello es el saludo más común en inglés, usado al encontrarse con alguien, contestar el teléfono o atraer la atención de alguien. Puede expresar sorpresa ('¡Hello! ¿Qué es esto?') o usarse sarcásticamente para sugerir que alguien no está prestando atención ('¿Hello? ¿Estás escuchando?').

Helloは最も一般的な英語の挨拶で、誰かに会うとき、電話に出るとき、または誰かの注意を引くときに使われます。驚きを表す（「Hello! What's this?」）ことも、皮肉を込めて誰かが注意を払っていないことを示唆する（「Hello? Are you listening?」）こともできます。

hello는 가장 일반적인 영어 인사말로, 사람을 만날 때, 전화를 받을 때, 또는 누군가의 주의를 끌 때 사용됩니다. 놀라움을 표현하거나('Hello! What's this?') 상대방이 집중하지 않는다는 것을 빈정대며 나타낼 때('Hello? Are you listening?')에도 쓰입니다.

Ejemplos

Hello, how are you today?
你好，今天怎么样？
Hola, ¿cómo estás hoy?
こんにちは、今日の調子はどうですか？
안녕하세요, 오늘 기분은 어떠세요?
Hello? Is anyone there?
喂？有人吗？
¿Hola? ¿Hay alguien ahí?
もしもし？誰かいますか？
여보세요? 거기 누구 있나요?
She waved and said hello to her neighbours.
她挥手向邻居们打招呼。
Ella saludó con la mano y dijo hola a sus vecinos.
彼女は手を振って近所の人に挨拶しました。
그녀는 손을 흔들며 이웃들에게 인사했습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

A relatively modern word, first recorded in the 1820s. Possibly from 'holla' (stop!) or Old French 'holà' (whoa there!). Thomas Edison promoted it as the telephone greeting in 1877; Alexander Graham Bell preferred 'ahoy.'

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

Surprisingly, 'hello' only became popular after the invention of the telephone in 1876. Thomas Edison promoted 'hello' as the standard telephone greeting, while Alexander Graham Bell preferred 'ahoy'. Before this, 'hallo' existed but was mainly used to attract attention or express surprise, not as a greeting.

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