hallo.
hello
Meaning & usage
hello a general greeting used when meeting someone
hello an initial response when picking up a phone call
hello a call for response to try and catch someone's attention
Hallo, Sie haben Ihr Gepäck vergessen!
hello used to express bewilderment
Ich meine, hallo? Was glaubt der eigentlich, wer er ist?
Hallo? Geht's noch?
Where this word comes from
Originally used as a call to the ferryman on the other side of the bank; related to Old High German holā, emphatic imperative of holōn (“to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman”), from Proto-West Germanic *holōn (“to fetch”). Also see French holà (“hey! stop!”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.