Is "ALO" a Chinese word, because i notice that many Chinese like to use this word rather than Hello

Question

Is "ALO" a Chinese word, because i notice that many Chinese like to use this word rather than Hello

Answer 1

aiyah.. ppl trying to speak english mah.  its normal, nothing funny lah

i know some chinese say that but its understood when they say Alo(their slang) is actually Hello.

Answer 2

I think it's a French word, since *they* are the ones who use it officially.  As a matter of fact, many people around the world use a different variant of "hello".

Answer 3

this is the uniqueness of Malaysian ppl.

Answer 4

Quite the contrary, Chinese I came across tend to emphasize the 'H' in the "hello" and pronounce it like "HA(h)-low".

I noticed some Indian acquaintances say "Alo" with heavy Indian accent, though.

Answer 5

well am from Iran and we pick the phone up we say Alo (if we r in iran ) if not then hello..and spanish ppl say alo 2

Answer 6

short form just like sms :P

Answer 7

Is it because chinese educated Chinese Malaysian can't pronounce 'h' or maybe they think it's cute to do so?

Answer 8

you think this is funny huh..

why are you so racist?

Answer 9

no it is just their thick accent from chinese being their first language

they are really saying (hah-low) "halo" but what you really hear is (ah-low)

"alo"

(    ) = pronunciation

Answer 10

''Alo ooooo ok ok lu mau berapa ha? ooo lu tunggu ok ok...''