A warm, casual way to say hello. It is the sort of greeting you toss to a friend, a classmate, or someone you are happy to see — not to a school principal, and not in a job interview.

A warm, casual way to say hello一種溫暖、隨興的打招呼方式。It is the sort of greeting you toss to a friend, a classmate, or someone you are happy to see這是你會丟給朋友、同學，或你很高興見到的人的那種招呼——not to a school principal不會對校長說，and not in a job interview也不會在面試裡說。

It sounds like hi and you squashed together, and that is close to the truth: it was shortened from how are you?, with a push from the already-common hi. It caught on in the United States in the 1940s and then travelled; you will hear it in British English too, especially among people who like a bouncy hello.

It sounds like hi and you squashed together聽起來像是 hi 跟 you 擠壓在一起，and that is close to the truth而事實也差不多是這樣：it was shortened from how are you?它是從 how are you? 縮短來的，with a push from the already-common hi再加上早就流行的 hi 推了一把。It caught on in the United States in the 1940s它在一九四〇年代的美國開始流行，and then travelled然後傳到各地；you will hear it in British English too你在英式英語裡也會聽到，especially among people who like a bouncy hello尤其是那些喜歡輕快打招呼方式的人。

You may also see hi-ya. There is another hi-ya that fight scenes shout when someone kicks. That one is just a made-up fighting sound, not a greeting. This word is the hello.

You may also see hi-ya你也可能看到 hi-ya 這種寫法。There is another hi-ya還有另一個 hi-ya，that fight scenes shout when someone kicks是打鬥場景裡有人踢腿時會喊的那種。That one is just a made-up fighting sound那個只是編出來的打鬥聲，not a greeting不是打招呼。This word is the hello這個詞條講的是打招呼的那個。

Though actually, even as a hello it is already a little faded for some younger texters, who might just send hi or a sticker instead — but in speech, hiya still walks into a room with a smile.

Though actually不過其實，even as a hello it is already a little faded就算當成打招呼，它也已經有點退流行了，for some younger texters對一些習慣傳訊息的年輕人來說，who might just send hi or a sticker instead他們可能直接傳 hi 或貼圖就好——but in speech但在口語裡，hiya still walks into a room with a smilehiya 還是會帶著笑容走進一個房間。