hi

Everyday

1. Hi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. It means hello. tree →
2. «Say hi to» someone means give them a friendly greeting from you. tree →
3. Hi can also be shouted to get someone's attention, as when calling people to hurry. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a word of the story only. In everyday life: greeting friends, writing a short message, answering the phone. «Hi» is informal: with friends and family; «hello» or «good morning» is more polite with grown-ups you do not know well. Phrases: «say hi», «hi there», «hi everyone».

Examples

• Hi, I have 5 apples. tree →
• Sam says hi to his friends. tree →
• «Hi», said the teacher. tree →
• Hi! How many sweets do you have? tree →
• Hi Grandma, how are you? tree →
• Say hi to your mum for me. tree →
• Hi there, can I help you? tree →
• She waved and called «Hi!» across the playground. tree →
• Hi! comrades, make haste! make haste!’ tree →

Note

Informal. Do not confuse with «high» (same sound) — «high» means tall or far up. Maths: carries no number and no clue.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Here "Hi" is not the greeting but a group of Hebrew letters in a worked example of how letters combine into words. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a word of the story only. In everyday life: greeting friends, writing a short message, answering the phone. «Hi» is informal: with friends and family; «hello» or «good morning» is more polite with grown-ups you do not know well. Phrases: «say hi», «hi there», «hi everyone».

Examples

• Out of two let ers") two biliteral words are formed as : 2N, X3 Out of three letters six triliteral words are formed as: :i3K, 3:s, 3X3, Hi2, axJ, X2i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Informal. Do not confuse with «high» (same sound) — «high» means tall or far up. Maths: carries no number and no clue.