hallå

From the imperative of Middle High German haln (“fetch”), from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn. Comparable to modern German hallo, Spanish hola.

• IPA^(key): /haˈloː/

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• Rhymes: -oː

hallå

1. hello (greeting)

   Hallå, vem är det jag talar med?

   Hello, who am I speaking to? [somewhat formal, like in English]

   Hallå där

   Hello there [somewhat quirky, like in English]

   • 2001, Erik Törnblom, Morgan Johansson, “Tjaba ["tjabba" is a more common spelling] tjena hallå [Yo Hey Hello]”, in Tjaba tjena igen [Yo Hey Again]‎^[1], performed by Morgan Johansson:

     Tjabba, tjena, hallå! Tjabba, tjena, hallå! Vi säger så.

     Yo, hey, hello! Yo, hey, hello! That's what we say.

2. hey, hello (to get someone's attention)

   Synonym: (colloquial) öh

   Hallå, du där borta!

   Hey, you over there!

3. hello, hey (call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected)

   Synonym: (colloquial) öh

   Hallå, hör du mig?

   Hello, can you hear me?

   Hallå, är det någon hemma?

   Hello, is anyone home?

4. (colloquial) hello (used sarcastically)

   Alltså, hallå?

   I mean, hello?

• hallåa

• du (used as a vocative)
• hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)
• öh

• hallå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hallå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hallå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• hålla