Hello

Hello in German an oral or written, not formal greeting, especially among good friends or acquaintances. The term is also a call (as an interjection ), would like to draw attention to themselves with someone who used: " Hello, is anyone there? " Another interjection - "But wait! " - Has the meaning of an affirmation (eg, " Since you have something legal! ") or a contradicting (about: " Since you overlook something essential! "). Arisen increased since several years is the use as a question, " Hello? " With the stress on the second, long syllable spoken to call someone to their senses.

Essential for the respective importance is the chosen emphasis, facial expressions and gestures of the speaker.

From the cry is " a hi " directs the nominalized, as opposed to the other forms on the second syllable stressed form from which refers to a ( happy ) noisy confusion ( " He was received with great excitement. ").

Origin

Language History several ways of origin are discussed. The first provides an origin from Old High German " Halon ", Middle High German " halen " " call, pick " for. The second option would be a relationship with " holla ", the abbreviated call " Get on! " To the ferryman. The origin of " halal " (Hebrew for praise, glorify exclaim ) is discussed.

The first word that Thomas Alva Edison invented by him chronicled with the phonograph and reproduced was a " Hello " ( Hello). In the colloquial language - at least the German and English - came "Hello" but probably only with the development and dissemination of phones. Edison continued to develop the patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 telephone and sat down with his proposal Hello 1877 against Bell by, the Ahoy favored than welcome. Hello was before the 1880s uncommon in the United States as a welcome and should be derived from Halloo, a call to a ferryman. In French, has " Allô " retained its origins as a telephone greeting, here instead, " salut " is used in the personal greeting.

Perhaps the greeting is also of Hungarian origin. Was developed when testing the first American attendant that by Hungarian scientists ( Tivadar Puskás ), shall be the word " Hallom " (Hungarian: " I hear it " ) have been used, or " hallod " (Hungarian: "Do you hear? " ).

Similar greetings in other languages

After the ABC

• Arabic: Ahlan, Marhaba! ( on ​​the phone: aluminum! )
• Albanian: Mirdita, Tungjatjeta ( on the phone: Alo )
• Bengali: নমস্কার ( Namaskar! - spoken: Nomoschkar )
• Bulgarian: Здравей, Здрасти! ( Duzform ) Здравейте! ( Siezform )
• Chinese:你好! ( Ní hao )
• English: Hello, Hi!
• Esperanto: Saluton!
• Estonian: Tere!
• Danish: Hej!
• Farsi: Salam! ( on ​​the phone: Alo! )
• Fiji: Bula!
• Finnish: Terve, Hei, Moi, Moro! !
• French: Salut, Bonjour! ( On the phone: Allô )
• Greek: Γειά, (yes )!
• Georgian: გამარჯობა, ( gamardschoba; literally " be victorious " ), Siezform / Plural: გამარჯობათ ( gamardschobat ).
• Hawaiian: Aloha!
• Hebrew: שלום ( Schalom! )
• Hindi: नमस्ते ( Namaste! )
• Italian: Ciao! ( amicably ), Buongiorno! (formal), Pronto! (on phone)
• Indonesian: Halo!
• Japanese:こんにちは! konnichi wa! (formal) ,おーい! Oi! ( amicably ) ,もしもしmoshimoshi (on phone)
• Khmer: Tchum - Reaup Suw!
• Korean: 안녕하세요! ( Annyeong haseyo! )
• Croatian: Bog! ( " Good day !")
• Latin: Ave / Salve ( or in the plural Salvete )
• Latvian: Čau! Sveiki!
• Lithuanian: Labas!
• Malagasy: Salama!
• Malay: Hai!
• Maori: Tena Koe
• Mongolian: Сайн уу!
• Dutch: Hello, Hoi!
• Norwegian: Hey, Hi, Morn!
• Polish: Cześć!
• Portuguese: Olá! (Portugal ), Oi! Alô ( on the phone ) (Brazil )
• Romanian: Salut! ( friendly ), Bună ziua! (formal) or just Bună! (the latter among friends and acquaintances primarily in southern Romania ), Alo ( only on the phone ), Ciao! ( amicably ), Sarut MANA (Eng. kiss your hand! , nowadays only in Transylvania towards women used )
• Russian: Привет! ( Priwet! ) Алло! ( Allo! on the phone )
• Swedish: Hej, Hallå!
• Swiss German: Hoi, Sali, Bye!
• Serbian: Zdravo, Alo! (on phone)
• Slovak: Ahoy, Halo (on phone)
• Spanish: ¡ Hola! ( On the phone: ¡ Diga, Dígame ¡, ¿ Sí, ¡ Alo! ?)
• Tamil: வணக்கம்! ( vanakkam )
• Thai: สวัสดี คะ!
• Czech: Nazdar, Ahoy, Čau, Halo! ! (on phone)
• Turkish: Merhaba! ( welcome ), Alo! (on phone)
• Ukrainian: Привіт! ( Priwit! )
• Hungarian: Szia! ( amicably ), Szervusz!
• Vietnamese: Chao!
• Low German: Moin Moin!