Swedish interjection· top 500 most common
hallå
hello/haˈloː/
Meaning
hello
Practise hallå
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hallå in a sentence
- Hallå, vem är det jag talar med?Hello, who am I speaking to? [somewhat formal, like in English]
- Hallå därHello there [somewhat quirky, like in English]
- Hallå, du där borta!Hey, you over there!
- Hallå, hör du mig?Hello, can you hear me?
- Hallå, är det någon hemma?Hello, is anyone home?
- Alltså, hallå?I mean, hello?
Questions
What does hallå mean in English?
hallå means “hello”.
Similar words
hallojhejsan svejsanhejsan
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From the imperative of Middle High German haln (“fetch”), from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn.
Nearby common words
hallå is number 253 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary