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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hello

Hungarian translation:

helló OR szia

Added to glossary by D D (X)
Nov 22, 2003 23:35
21 yrs ago
English term

hello

Non-PRO English to Hungarian Other
How do you say hello?
Proposed translations (Hungarian)
5 +3 héllo OR szia

Proposed translations

+3
19 mins
Selected

héllo OR szia

more szia, but héllo is also quite common
Peer comment(s):
disagree gagi : helló, not héllo
16 mins
don't have long o - sorry, but with a french keyboard it's not so easy - and definitly no reason for a disagree - if you have an answer post it and don't crtisize others in this rude way - why not a agree, but....? Jealous?
agree Rowan Morrell : With szia - http://www.planetpals.com/hello.html. I think gagi's "disagree" was a bit uncalled for here. You are correct with szia, and he/she could have agreed with that while still correcting the "helló" (BTW, on a Windows PC, ó is ALT + 162.)
3 hrs
Thank you! I use Linux in the moment - special job - some of the Hungarian colleagues are not very friendly ..... hello is quite common at the youngsters -
agree Kathrin.B : helló, szia. +Rowan's comment.
8 hrs
Csokolom!
neutral Csaba Ban : Pls note that both "helló" and "szia" may be used both when meeting and departing, unlike the English "hello". Slang versions include helóka, szióka, csá, csákány, and a host of others
9 hrs
Youi're right, but we have only 255 characters anymore and I think that Patrick wants a short answer - Hungarian language is very rich in saying 'hello' I live here since '95!
agree Eva Blanar : pls note, however, that both of these are informal greetings, for a first meeting, you'd better use "jónapot kívánok"
14 hrs
Tudom, te ... I wouldn't use "hello" in English for a first meeting either- Thank you!
agree Maxipocak
1 day 4 hrs
Köszi!
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