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]

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• IPA^(key): [ɐˈlʲɵ] (phonetic respelling: алё)

Interjection

алло́ • (alló)

1. (telephony) hello!

   Synonym: слу́шаю (slúšaju, literally “(I am) listening”)

   • 1973, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава XVIII. Неудачливые визитёры”, in Мастер и Маргарита; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Master and Margarita, London: Penguin Books, 1997:

     Бесстыжая горничная, поставив одну ногу на стул, сняла трубку с рычажка и сказала в нее:
     — Алло!

     Besstyžaja gorničnaja, postaviv odnu nogu na stul, snjala trubku s ryčažka i skazala v neje:
     — Allo!

     The shameless maid put one foot on a chair, picked up the receiver, and into it said:
     ‘Hello!’

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)

1. (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 (2010–2023), “алло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN