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{{also|HI|hí|ні}}
==English==

===Etymology===
: [[American English]] (first recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian), originally to attract attention, probably a variant of [[Middle English]] [[hy]], [[hey]] ([[circa]] 1475) also an exclamation to call attention.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/haɪ/}}, {{SAMPA|/haI/}}
* {{audio|en-us-hi.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{audio|En-uk-hi.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
* {{rhymes|aɪ}}
* {{homophones|hie|high}}

===Interjection===
 
'''hi'''

# A [[friendly]], [[informal]], [[casual]] [[greeting]] said when meeting someone.
#: '''''Hi''', how are you?''
#: ''I just dropped by to say “'''hi'''”.''

===Synonyms===
* {{sense|friendly informal greeting}} [[hello]]

===Translations===
{{trans-top|friendly, informal greeting}}
* {{trreq|af}}
* [[Aleut]]: [[aang]]
* [[American Sign Language]]: {{tø|ase|B@Sfhead-PalmForward B@FromSfhead-PalmForward}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|مرحبا|alt=مرحبًا|tr=márHaban, márHaba}},  {{t-|ar|سلام|tr=salaam}},  {{t-|ar|أهلا|alt=أهلاً|tr='áhlan}}
* Armenian: {{t-|hy|բարև|tr=barev}}
* [[Basque]]: [[kaixo]]
* Bosnian: [[merhaba]], [[ćao]]
* Bulgarian: {{t-|bg|здрасти|tr=zdrasti}}, {{t-|bg|здравей|tr=zdravey}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hola]]
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue|你好|tr=nei5 hou2|sc=Hani|xs=Cantonese}}
*: {{trreq|cdo}}
*: {{trreq|nan}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|你好|tr=nǐhǎo|sc=Hani}} (''the most common''), {{t-|cmn|喂|tr=wèi|sc=Hani}},  {{t-|cmn|嗨|tr=hāi|sc=Hani}},  {{t|cmn|哈啰|tr=hāluō|sc=Hani}} (sometimes: {{t-|cmn|哈囉|sc=Hani}}) {{qualifier|slang}}
*: {{trreq|wuu}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|halo}}, {{t+|hr|bok}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|ahoj}}
* Danish: {{t|da|hallo}}, {{t|da|goddag}}, {{t|da|hej}}!, {{t|da|dav}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|hallo}}, {{t+|nl|hoi}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|saluton|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t-|et|hei}}, {{t-|et|tere}}, {{t+|et|tervist}}
* Filipino: [[helo]], [[hoy]]
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hei}}, {{t+|fi|moi}}, {{t+|fi|terve}}
* French: {{t+|fr|salut}}, {{t+|fr|bonjour}}, {{t|fr|yo}}
* [[Galician]]: [[hola]]
* German: {{t+|de|hallo}},  {{t|de|'n Tag}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|γεια|tr=ya}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שלום|tr=shalóm}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|नमस्ते|tr=namastē|xs=Hindi}}, {{t-|hi|सलाम|tr=salām|xs=Hindi}} {{qualifier|used by Muslims}}, {{t|hi|हाइ|tr=hā'i|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szia}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|halló}}, {{t+|is|hæ}}
* Indonesian: {{t-|id|hai|xs=Indonesian}}
* [[Interlingua]]: [[salute]], [[hallo]]
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* Italian: {{t+|it|ciao}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|こんにちは|tr=konnichi wa}},  {{t-|ja|やあ|tr=yā}}, {{t-|ja|どうも|tr=do-mo}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|안녕|tr=annyeong|sc=Hang}}
* Latin: {{t-|la|salve}}, {{t+|la|ave}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|labas|xs=Lithuanian}}, {{t+|lt|sveikas|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|здраво|tr=zdrávo}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|ejj|xs=Maltese}}
* Mongolian: [[sain uu]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|hei}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|adieu|xs=Occitan}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|سلام|tr=salaam|xs=Persian}}, {{t|fa|درود|tr=dorud|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|cześć}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|olá}}, {{t+|pt|oi}}, {{t+|pt|alô}}
* [[Punjabi]]: (''sat sri akal'', formal), (''kiddhan'', informal)
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|bună}}, {{t+|ro|salut}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|привет|tr=privét}},  {{t+|ru|здорово|tr=zdoróvo}}, {{t|ru|здрасте|tr=zdráste}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|hòigh|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|ćao}}, {{t-|sr|zdravo}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[sabbinirìca]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|ahoj}}, {{t-|sk|čau}}, {{t-|sk|nazdar}}
* Slovene: [[živjo]], [[zdravo]]
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hola}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|jambo|xs=Swahili}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|hallå}}, {{t|sv|hej}}! ({{t|sv|god dag}} ''formal'')
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t-|tl|helo|xs=Tagalog}}, {{t+|tl|hoy|xs=Tagalog}}
* [[Tamil]]: [[வணக்கம்]] (vanakkam)
* Thai: {{t|th|หวัดดี|tr=wàt-dee}},  {{t+|th|สวัสดี|tr=sà-wàt-dee}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|merhaba}}, {{t+|tr|selam}}
* [[Tzutujil]]: ''coli''
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|привіт|tr=pryvít|xs=Ukrainian}}
* Urdu: {{t-|ur|سلام|tr=salām|xs=Urdu}}, {{t|ur|نمستے|tr=namastē|xs=Urdu}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|chào|xs=Vietnamese}} (depending on the relationship between speaker and person addressed, one of the following terms may be appended: [[ông]], [[bà#Vietnamese|bà]], [[cô#Vietnamese|cô]], [[anh#Vietnamese|anh]], [[chị]], [[em#Vietnamese|em]], [[quí vị]])
* [[Volapük]]: [[glidis]]!
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|siwmae|xs=Welsh}}
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===Adjective===
'''hi'''

# {{informal spelling of|high|nodot=1}}, often hyphenated.
#: ''Get '''hi-'''quality videos here!''
#: ''Next, set the burner to '''''hi'''''.

===Derived terms===
* [[hi-tech]]
* [[hi-lo]]
* [[hi-five]]
* [[highfalutin]]

===Related terms===
* [[lo]]
* [[mid]]

===Anagrams===
* [[IH#English|IH]]

[[Category:English two-letter words]]
[[Category:Greetings]]

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==Albanian==

===Noun===
'''hi''' ''m'' (-ri)

# [[ashes]]

[[Category:Albanian nouns]]

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==Basque==

===Pronoun===
'''hi'''

# [[you]] (singular, familiar)

[[Category:Basque pronouns]]

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==Breton==

===Pronoun===
'''hi'''

# [[she]]

[[Category:Breton pronouns]]

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==Catalan==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|la|ca}} [[ibi]], there.

Despite the many similarities between the modern Catalan '''hi''' and the modern French ''[[y#French|y]]'', it is a matter of debate at what stage the distinction between the two forms occurred. In both the ''[[w:langue d'oc|langue d'oc]]'' and in Proto-Iberian dialects of [[w:vulgar Latin|vulgar Latin]] (the two most probable sources of the pronoun in medieval Catalan), ''ibi'' became contracted first to ''vi'' and then to ''hi'': the transformation in the ''[[w:langue d'oïl|langue d'oïl]]'', and [[thence]] to Middle French, is less clear.

===Pronoun===
{{ca-ppron|type=encl+procl}}

# ''represents a place associated with the action described by the verb, unless the place would be introduced by the preposition [[de#Catalan|de]]''
# [[there]] (in constructions such as "[[there is]]", "[[there are]]", etc.: ''see'' [[haver-hi]])
# ''replaces an adverb (or adverbial phrase) describing the manner, instrument or association of an action''
# ''replaces a phrase introduced by any preposition except [[de#Catalan|de]] (most commonly [[a#Catalan|a]] or [[en#Catalan|en]])''
# ''replaces an indefinite noun or an adjective which is the predicate of a verb ''other'' than [[ésser]], [[esdevenir]], [[estar#Catalan|estar]] or [[semblar#Catalan|semblar]]''
# (''Central Catalan'') ''in combination with other object pronouns, the third person singular indirect object pronoun'' ("to him", "to her", "to it")

===Notes===
* When more than one object pronoun is associated with a given verb, '''hi''' is alway the last in the group.
* '''Hi''' and [[ho#Catalan|ho]] cannot be used together with the same verb, nor can two '''hi'''s be used together.
* It is sometimes stated that '''hi''' is ''never'' used to replace a compliment beginning with [[de#Catalan|de]]. This is not completely accurate, as '''hi''' can replace ''adverbial'' phrases such as [[de pressa]], [[de sobte]], etc.

====Declension====
{{ca-decl-ppron}}

===Derived terms===
* {{sense|Proclitic contractions}}  [[l'hi]], [[m'hi]], [[n'hi]], [[s'hi]], [[t'hi]]
* {{sense|Enclitic contractions}}  [[-ens-hi]], [[-l'hi]], [[-la-hi]], [[-les-hi]], [[-los-hi]], [['ls-hi]], [[-m'hi]], [[-n'hi]], [['ns-hi]], [[-s'hi]], [[-t'hi]], [[-us-hi]], [[-vos-hi]]

===See also===
* [[en]] ''pron''
* [[ho]] ''pron''

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==Cornish==

===Pronoun===
{{infl|kw|pronoun}}

# [[she]] (third-person feminine singular personal pronoun).

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==Danish==

===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|no|da}} {{term|hi|lang=no}}, from {{etyl|non|da}} {{term|hið|lang=non}}.

====Noun====
{{da-noun|et|er}}

# [[hibernation]]

=====Inflection=====
{{da-noun-infl|et|er}}

====Synonyms====
* [[vinterhi]]

===Etymology 2===
Onomatopoeia for laughter or giggling.

====Interjection====
{{infl|da|interjection}}

# [[ha]] (representation of laughter)

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==Japanese==

===Syllable===
{{ja-syllable|sc=Latn}}

# {{Latn-def|ja|syllable|ひ|ヒ|hi}}

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==Latin==

===Pronoun===
'''hī'''

# {{inflection of|hic|hic|nom|m|p|lang=la}}

[[Category:Latin pronoun forms]]

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==Maltese==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|ar|mt}} {{term|هي|lang=ar|sc=Arab|tr=hiya}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/iː/|lang=mt}}

===Pronoun===
{{mt-personal pronoun}}

# [[she]]

====Inflection====
{{mt-hija}}

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==Middle Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|dum}} {{term|hie|hīe|lang=odt}}, from {{proto|Germanic|hiz|lang=dum}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lang=dum|/hiː/}}

===Pronoun===
{{infl|dum|pronoun|g=m}}

# [[he]]

====Declension====
{{dum-decl-ppron}}

====Descendants====
* Dutch: {{l|nl|hij}}

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==North Frisian==

===Pronoun===
{{infl|frr|pronoun}}

# [[he]]

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==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Pronoun===
{{infl|nn|pronoun}}

# {{form of|feminine|hin|lang=nn}}

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==Old Frisian==

===Pronoun===
'''hi'''

# [[he]]

[[Category:Old Frisian pronouns]]

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==Welsh==

===Pronoun===
'''hi'''

# [[she]], [[her]].

[[Category:Welsh pronouns]]

[[bs:hi]]
[[br:hi]]
[[ca:hi]]
[[de:hi]]
[[et:hi]]
[[es:hi]]
[[eo:hi]]
[[fa:hi]]
[[fr:hi]]
[[gl:hi]]
[[ko:hi]]
[[hr:hi]]
[[io:hi]]
[[it:hi]]
[[sw:hi]]
[[ku:hi]]
[[lv:hi]]
[[lt:hi]]
[[hu:hi]]
[[my:hi]]
[[nl:hi]]
[[ja:hi]]
[[no:hi]]
[[tpi:hi]]
[[pl:hi]]
[[pt:hi]]
[[ru:hi]]
[[simple:hi]]
[[sl:hi]]
[[fi:hi]]
[[sv:hi]]
[[tr:hi]]
[[uk:hi]]
[[vi:hi]]
[[ts:hi]]
[[zh:hi]]