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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBonjour
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bɔ̃ʒuʁ
"Elle a dit bonjour en entrant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A greeting used to begin a conversation.
"When she entered the room, she smiled and said, 'Hello!'"
- 1
An expression of greeting.
"His cheerful hello brightened everyone's day."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the earlier variant 'hallo' and 'holla' (an exclamation of summons, from Old French 'holà' meaning 'whoa there!', from 'ho' + 'là' 'there'). Its usage exploded in the late 19th century with the invention and commercialization of the telephone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hello" is said worldwide
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Bonjour
Transliteration: bɔ̃ʒuʁ
"Elle a dit bonjour en entrant."
Hallo
Transliteration: ha.lo
"Er sagte hallo, als er hereinkam."
Ciao
Transliteration: tʃa.o
"Ha detto ciao quando è entrato."
Hola
Transliteration: o.la
"Dijo hola al entrar."
Olá
Transliteration: oˈla
"Ele disse olá ao entrar."
नमस्ते
Transliteration: namaste
"वह अंदर आते ही नमस्ते बोला।"
你好
Transliteration: nǐ hǎo
"他进来的时候说你好。"
안녕하세요
Transliteration: annyeonghaseyo
"그는 들어오면서 안녕하세요라고 말했다."
こんにちは
Transliteration: konnichiwa
"彼は入ってきたときにこんにちはと言った。"
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