[well], hello!?

Greek translation: Χελόου;

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English term or phrase:	[well], hello!?
Greek translation:	Χελόου;
Entered by:	Hellinas

14:47 Jul 17, 2011

English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / British very informal

English term or phrase: [well], hello!?

A very informal expression used to indicate that the speaker thinks his or her listener is naive or slow to realize something. It is used for saying that you think someone is not being very sensible or is not paying attention to what is happening. 'Examples:-
'Hello? I been talking to you for the past ten minutes! Have you been on Mars or something?'
'Hello! There’s no way anyone will give you a job with that haircut.'

Hellinas KudoZ activity Questions: 492 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 14:00

Χελόου;

Explanation:
I have actually come across teenagers and kids living outside rural areas using that. Apparently, enough people've had enough contact with popular American TV series for this thing to take root. It is less wide-spread than in the US or the UK, but it's still around if you want to use it.

Selected response from:

Georgios Tziakos
Spain

Grading comment

I particularly liked Eleni's school slang expression. I have only heard this use of 'Hello!?' mainly from schoolgirls. Thanks to all for their help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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5 +3

Χελόου;

Georgios Tziakos

4 +3

Πας καλά;

Kettie Nossis

ντιν γκλον/ντον!

ELENI KRAVARITI

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18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Χελόου;

Georgios Tziakos
Spain
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I particularly liked Eleni's school slang expression. I have only heard this use of 'Hello!?' mainly from schoolgirls. Thanks to all for their help!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Πας καλά;

Explanation:
I think this is more common and widely used.

Kettie Nossis
Greece
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of:

Greek

8 hrs confidence:

ντιν γκλον/ντον!

Explanation:
like the sound of a (door)bell, often used (especially by young people) in exactly the same way as "hello"

ELENI KRAVARITI
Greece
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of:

Greek

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