hello
/həˈləʊ/exclamation, noun
उच्चारण हलो
नमस्ते, हैलो
Basic word
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used as a greeting when you meet somebody, when you answer the telephone or when you want to attract somebody's attention
नमस्ते, हैलो
- Hello, how are you?
- Hello, may I speak to Mr Rao, please?
- She said hello to everyone as she came in.
+ 1 more example
- Hello! Is anybody there?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
Hello! (greeting)
Use hello to greet someone you meet or to begin a phone call; it can be followed by a name.
किसी से मिलने पर या फ़ोन-कॉल शुरू करने पर अभिवादन के लिए 'hello' का प्रयोग होता है; उसके बाद नाम भी लग सकता है।
- Hello, Radhika! How are you?
- Hello, this is the school office speaking.
say hello (to sb)
Say hello is the usual way to talk about greeting someone, often briefly.
किसी का संक्षिप्त अभिवादन करने की बात कहने के लिए 'say hello (to sb)' प्रचलित है।
- Please say hello to your parents for me.
- She came over just to say hello.
hello (noun)
As a noun, hello is countable and means the act of greeting: a hello, hellos.
Noun के रूप में 'hello' countable है और अभिवादन करने की क्रिया का नाम है: a hello, hellos।
- He gave me a friendly hello at the gate.
Hello? (checking attention)
With a rising tone, hello can check that someone is listening or can show that you think something is silly.
ऊपर उठते स्वर में 'hello' यह जाँचता है कि कोई सुन रहा है या नहीं, या किसी बात को मूर्खतापूर्ण बताता है।
- Hello? Can you hear me on this line?
hello vs hi vs hey
Hello suits most situations; hi is more casual, and hey is the most informal and also draws attention.
Hello अधिकांश स्थितियों में चलता है; hi अधिक अनौपचारिक है और hey सबसे अनौपचारिक है तथा ध्यान भी खींचता है।
- Say hello to your teacher, but hi to your friends.
+Collocations 5
verb + hello
saywaveshoutmumblesmile and say
- He waved and shouted hello from across the road.
adjective + hello
warmquickfriendlycheerfulcold
- She gave her teacher a cheerful hello.
hello + to + person
hello to everyonehello to the guestshello to your familyhello to the new student
- Say hello to the new student in your class.
hello + as phone greeting
answer with hellopick up and say hellohello, who is thishello, can I speak to
- Hello, can I speak to the principal, please?
hello + as response
say hello backreply with a helloreturn a hellohello again
- She smiled and said hello back.
“More examples 6
- When the guests arrived, Radhika went to the door to say hello.
जब मेहमान आए तो राधिका उनका अभिवादन करने दरवाज़े तक गई।
- He picked up the phone and said, 'Hello?' but heard no reply.
उसने फ़ोन उठाया और 'हैलो?' कहा, पर कोई उत्तर नहीं मिला।
- A quick hello in the corridor is enough for a polite teacher-student meeting.
गलियारे में एक छोटा-सा अभिवादन शिक्षक और विद्यार्थी की शिष्ट भेंट के लिए पर्याप्त है।
- Hello, everyone, and welcome to the annual day function.
सभी को नमस्कार, और वार्षिकोत्सव में आपका स्वागत है।
- In a formal letter, begin with 'Dear Sir' rather than 'Hello'.
औपचारिक पत्र में 'Hello' की जगह 'Dear Sir' से शुरुआत करें।
- Children in the village say hello to every visitor with a big smile.
गाँव के बच्चे हर आगंतुक को बड़ी मुस्कान के साथ नमस्ते कहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Please say hello with your uncle from me.
✓ Please say hello to your uncle from me.
The person you greet is introduced by to, not with.
जिस व्यक्ति का अभिवादन किया जाए, उसके पहले 'to' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: hello is neutral, hi is informal, and good morning or good evening are more formal.
प्रयोग में hello तटस्थ है, hi अनौपचारिक, और good morning या good evening अधिक औपचारिक।
Say hello to sb ('Say hello to your parents').
Say hello to sb ('Say hello to your parents')।