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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Argentina | ¿Hola? |
| Brazil | Alô? Oi? Sim? Pronto. (Residência/casa de família, a residence) Bom dia/boa tarde/boa noite, quem deseja? (both residences and shops) |
| Chile | ¿Aló? |
| China | Wei? / 喂? |
| Finland | Using first and/or family name. When the ID of the caller is known, they may be greeted directly. "Haloo?" is sometimes used as a neutral confirmation. |
| France | Allô? |
| Georgia | ბატონო? (Batono?); ალო? (Alo?); დიახ (Diakh); გისმენთ (Gisment) |
| Germany | using family name, often with first name |
| Hungary | Halló, jónapot kívánok! |
| Iceland | Halló? |
| India | Hello |
| Indonesia | Halo? (informal) Selamat Pagi/Siang/Sore/Malam. (semi-formal) previous line dengan <receiver's name> di sini. (formal-personal) second line dengan kediaman <fullname/surname>. (formal-residential) |
| Iran | Alo. Baleh? |
| Israel | Shalom. |
| Italy | Pronto. Chi parla? |
| Japan | Moshi moshi / もしもし Hai / はい |
| Malta | Hello? |
| Mexico | Bueno. |
| Mongolia | Сайн байна уу? |
| Paraguay | Hola. |
| Poland | Słucham. Halo? |
| Portugal | Está? |
| Romania | Alo? |
| Russia | Алло (Да) |
| South Korea | Yeoboseyo? / 여보세요? |
| Spain | Diga/Dígame. |
| Sweden | "Hallå?" Usually, but not always, followed with first and/or last name. |
| Turkey | Alo? (Efendim?) |
| Venezuela | ¿Aló? |
| Vietnam | A-lo? |
