алло
Russian
Alternative forms
- алё (aljó) – informal writing, usually used to render the pronunciation of the speaker
Etymology
Borrowed from French allô, ultimately from English hello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈɫo]
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [ɐˈlʲɵ] (phonetic respelling: алё)
Interjection
алло́ • (alló)
- (telephony) hello!
- Synonym: слу́шаю (slúšaju, literally “(I am) listening”)
See also
- слу́шать (slúšatʹ, “to listen”)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- галло́ (halló)
- альо́ (alʹó), гальо́ (halʹó) (informal writing, usually used to render the pronunciation of the speaker)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈɫːɔ]
Audio (file)
Interjection
алло́ • (alló)
- (telephony) hello!
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “алло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2022), “алло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–13 (а – покі́рно), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN