Meanings (ES + gloss)
aló • bueno • diga • dígame • hola • oigo • ¿sí?
A greeting used when answering the telephone.
Hello. This is Marsha. ― Yes, Marsha.
Hello? How may I help you?
¡Hola! ¿Hay alguien? • ¿aló?
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
Hello? Is anyone there?
I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matte…
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