Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

a-lô

[ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(interjection) hello (when answering the telephone)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

xin chào khi trả lời điện thoại

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Peter. Phước yêu… Alô? Alô, anh còn đó không?Peter. Phước dear… Hello? Hello, you're still there?

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(interjection) testing 1-2-3 (to test intercoms and microphones)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thử tiếng để kiểm tra thiết bị

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to call someone on a telephone

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

gọi điện cho ai

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to vomit

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nôn mửa

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Sense 5

Meaning · English

(noun, derogatory slang) one's mouth — as in "câm cái a-lô lại" (shut your trap).

⚠ Register: derogatory

Sources & notes

Sense documented on en.wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), definition adapted; retrieved 2026-08-05.

Common questions

What does “a-lô” mean?

(interjection) hello (when answering the telephone)

Is “a-lô” formal or informal?

a-lô is generally informal; connotation: offensive or derogatory to many.

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