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27 Jul 2016
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What is the difference between hej and hallå ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between hej and hallå ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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As a greeting, not much difference at all. Perhaps "Hallå" is a bit more informal but that seems a negligible difference to me.
One difference might be how they can be used though, apart from greeting someone. "Hej" is normally just a greeting but "Hallå" can also be used to try to get someone's attention or to call out to see if someone is there (for instance when you get home and want to see if anyone else is home).
There could be more, but this is the main thing I can think of. :)
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They are both greatings but Hallå can also be used as. "Hello? Are you there" as if you are on the phone.
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It is basically the same as the English 'Hi' and 'Hello', where 'Hi' is only a greeting, and 'hello' would be a more slangy type of greeting that could also be a way of getting someone's attention, ex. 'Hello! Can you hear me?'
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