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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

안녕하세요

Pronunciation / Transliteration: annyeonghaseyo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hello/həˈloʊ/
interjectionnounverbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 들어오면서 안녕하세요라고 말했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As interjection
  1. 1

    A greeting used to begin a conversation.

    "When she entered the room, she smiled and said, 'Hello!'"
As noun
  1. 1

    An expression of greeting.

    "His cheerful hello brightened everyone's day."
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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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