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Meaning of hi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
haɪ

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of Hawaii: a state of the United States.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  2. Abbreviation of high (“high gear or high range”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  3. The word "hi" used as a greeting.
  4. A male given name, a short form of Hiram
  5. Initialism of hyperspectral imaging.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  6. Used to express greeting. See Note at hey.
  7. (used as a greeting.)
  8. an informal, simplified spelling of high: hi fidelity.
  9. Hawaii.
  10. a word of greeting. Hi! How are you? haai!, hallo! كلمة تَحِيَّه здрасти olá ahoj Hallo, Hi hej γεια!hola tere سلام moi salut! הֵי! हाई (किसी को सम्बोधित करने के लिए, जैसे हाई, आप कैसे हैं) zdravo! szia! hai! hæ!, halló! ciao! やあ 안녕 sveikas! sveiks! hai hoihei!; morn!cześć! سلام olá salut! привет! ahoj! živjo! zdravo hej! สวัสดี (คำอุทานแสดงการทักทาย) Merhaba!, Selâm (招呼語)嗨! привіт! ملاقات پر بے تکلفی سے بولا جانے والا کلمہ lời chào (招呼语)嗨!
  11. Hawaii
  12. high intensity
  13. humidity index
  14. an informal word for hello
  15. an expression used to attract attention

Equivalents

Afrikaans haai
አማርኛ ሰላም
Azərbaycanca salam
Беларуская здаро́ў прывет
Български здравей здрасти
বাংলা সালাম
Bosanski buna šal sali salom
Català hola
Čeština ahoj čau čus nazdar zdar
Cymraeg siwmae
Dansk dav hallo
Deutsch 'n Tag grüezi hallo hoi sali
Ελληνικά γεια
Esperanto sal saluton
Español hola
Eesti tere
Euskara kaixo
فارسی درود سلام
Suomi hei moi terve
Français hi salut
Gaeilge haigh
Galego ola
עברית היי שלום
हिन्दी नमस्ते सलाम
Hrvatski buna šal sali salom
Magyar szia
Հայերեն բարև
Bahasa Indonesia hai salam
Íslenska halló
Italiano ciao
日本語 こんにちは どうも やあ よう
ქართული გამარჯობა
Қазақша сәлем
ខ្មែរ សួស្តី
한국어 안녕
Кыргызча салам
Latina ave salve
Lietuvių labas sveikas
Latviešu sveika sveikas sveiki sveiks
Македонски здраво
Bahasa Melayu hai salam
မြန်မာဘာသာ မင်္ဂလာပါ
नेपाली नमस्ते
Nederlands hallo hoi
Polski cześć hej
Português alô e ai? oi olá
Română buna salut
Slovenčina ahoj čau nazdar
Slovenščina zdravo
Српски buna šal sali salom
Svenska hålla hejsan tja tjena
Kiswahili jambo salaam
தமிழ் வணக்கம்
Тоҷикӣ салом
ትግርኛ ሰላም
Türkmençe salam
Tagalog hoy
Türkçe merhaba selam
Українська привіт
Oʻzbekcha salom

Examples

“I didn't even get a hi.”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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