अरे / हो

Calling Out: अरे and हो

Level 5Sounds Like arē a'ura hō

अरे calls for attention or shows surprise, and हो at the end makes a call warmer.

How It Works

These are call words. They carry feeling more than meaning.

Word	Where	Use
अरे	start	get attention, or show surprise
हो	end	call warmly across a distance

With surprise, अरे stands alone: अरे! बरखा सुरू होइ गई. With a call, it comes before the name: अरे भइया.

Neither word changes the verb. The rest of the sentence is ordinary Awadhi.

हो follows the command: सुनौ हो, आव हो. It sounds friendly, like "hey" or "come on". With someone you must respect, जी and the -इए form are safer.

अरे भइया, सुनौ हो!
Hey brother, listen!
अरे calls attention; हो makes the call warm.
अरे! बरखा सुरू होइ गई।
Oh! The rain has started.
अरे shows surprise.
मुन्नी, तनिक इहाँ आव हो।
Munni, come over here, will you?
हो sounds friendly at the end.
अरे दादी, आप कब अइहैं?
Hey Dadi, when will you come?
अरे opens a friendly question.

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

अरे / होLevel 5Calling Out: अरे and हो

अरे calls for attention and हो goes after a command.

अरेहो

Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Awadhi lessons at your level. Tap any grammar point in a lesson to see its full explanation.