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Pronunciation / Transliteration: konnichiwa
"こんにちは、お元気ですか？"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used as a friendly greeting or to attract someone's attention.
"Hi, how are you doing today?"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the early 19th century as a variant of the older interjection 'hey' or an alteration of 'hullo'. It developed into a standard informal greeting used to attract attention or express a friendly salutation in everyday English conversation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hi" is said worldwide
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salut
Transliteration: salut
"Salut, comment ça va ?"
hallo
Transliteration: hallo
"Hallo, wie geht es dir?"
ciao
Transliteration: ciao
"Ciao, come stai?"
hola
Transliteration: hola
"¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?"
olá
Transliteration: ola
"Olá, tudo bem?"
नमस्ते
Transliteration: namaste
"नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?"
喂
Transliteration: wèi
"喂，你好吗？"
안녕
Transliteration: annyeong
"안녕, 잘 지내니?"
こんにちは
Transliteration: konnichiwa
"こんにちは、お元気ですか？"
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