allô
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “allô” mean?
hi! (not only on the phone)
Example
“Allô! Comment ça va?”
Hi! How are you?
Good to know
In France it is only for answering the phone.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
👋 Hellos
The textbook way to say it: salut
Heard in a conversation
Shopping before the date
Camille Allô! Tu veux-tu aller magasiner samedi?
Hi! Do you want to go shopping on Saturday?
Rosalie Oui! Je sors avec un gars dimanche pis j’ai rien à mettre.
Yes! I'm going out with a guy on Sunday and I've got nothing to wear.
👋 How other countries say “hi! / what's up?”
More from Québec
- bienvenueyou're welcome
- beckiss, peck
- ça roule?how's it going?
- pis, quoi de neuf?so, what's new?
- bonjour-hihello-hi (Montreal’s bilingual greeting)
- à la prochainesee you next time
- bye-byebye!
- bonne fin de semainehave a good weekend
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