How do you say hello in English

There are many ways to say hello in English. When we greet both known and unknown people, we use the most common way, which is to mention the time of day we are: good morning, good afternoon, good evening or good night. We use these greetings on both formal and informal occasions.

When we informally greet people with whom we are close, such as family, friends, co-workers, then we use the colloquial form Hello, Hello.

Most of the time, hello is used as an interjection:

Hello everybody! How was your weekend? - Hello everyone! How was your weekend?

Hello, Anna. Have a nice day. - Hello Ana. Have a nice day.

Hello! I'm back. - Hello! I am back.

There is also an abbreviated form: Hi. Hi is always used as an interjection, and is commonly used with people with whom we have a much closer relationship:

Hi, Joanne! Do you miss us? - Hello Juana! Did you miss us?

Hi! We are late. Let's begin the class. - Hello! It's too late. Let's start class.

Hi kids! Ready to go picnic? - Hi kids! Ready to go on a picnic?

Most common uses of Hello

In addition to an informal form of greeting, Starting a conversation with Hello is a way of creating a rapprochement with our listener, of “breaking the ice”.

It is used for example when in informal meetings or public places (discos, bars) we want to meet someone and there is no one to introduce us, we introduce ourselves with closeness, using Hello or Hi:

Hello! My name is Steve. What’s your name? - Hi, my name is Steve. What is your name?

Hi! Are you Stella’s friend? - Hello. Are you friends with Estela?

Hello. Do you like a drink? - Hello, do you want a drink?

It is also a widely used resource in public speaking to address the audience as if they were old acquaintances. Its usefulness consists in facilitating the exchange between speaker and audience by creating close links between the participants. It is widely used in motivational talks and political speeches.

Hello my dear friends… - Hello, my dear friends.

Hi, My name is Robert and today we talk about friendship… - Hello, my name is Robert and today we will talk about friendship.

Hi everyone! How do you feel today? I'm sure you're so, so well! - Hello everyone! How are you today? I'm sure they are very, very good!

Communicators use it when addressing the public with the same purpose of giving the idea of ​​closeness to the listener or viewer:

Hi, dear listeners. Today is Sunday May 31th, 2014. - Hello dear listeners. Today is Sunday, May 31, 2014.

Hello at all our friends who today celebrate their birthday - Hello to all our friends who today have completed years.

Hi, this is Tako Riko with the report from Tokyo. - Hello, this is Tako Riko with the report from Tokyo.

10 examples of how to say hello in English:

Hello everyone. Today we begin this course

Hi Sue! How it goes?

Hello, this is Klark Kent from the KXXK Radio, from Alabama.

Hi friends, welcome to this conference.

• Robert: Mike, This is Melissa. She is my cousin.
• Mike: Hi, Melissa! I'm Mike, I'm from Mexico.
• Melissa: Hi Mike! I'm from California.

I always answer the telephone so: "Hello, Who's calling?"

Please, when go with your aunt, say hello to Mark.

Hi Carmen!, Do you like go with me to the movies?

Hello, Miss. I want three pounds of coffee, please.

Hello, Sir. I am Bob Stewart from International Electronicks. How do you do?