Ahoy Meaning in English

word

US

/əˈhɔɪ/

uh-HOY

UK

/ɐhˈɔɪ/

uh-HOY

التعريف

A traditional call or greeting used by sailors to attract attention, especially when hailing a ship or boat; sometimes used playfully as a greeting.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very old-fashioned and nautical; rarely used in daily speech except jokingly or for dramatic effect. Common in pirate stories, nautical movies, and playful greetings ('Land ahoy!'). Not used in formal or serious contexts.

• Spanish: ¡ahoy! - hola (náutico)
• Portuguese (BR): ahoy! - olá (náutico)
• Portuguese (PT): olá! (náutico) - ahoy!
• Chinese (Simplified): 喂！（船用招呼语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 喂！（船用招呼語）
• Hindi: अहोय! (समुद्री अभिवादन)
• Arabic: آهوي! (تحية بحرية)
• Bengali: আহয়
• Russian: ахой
• Japanese: アホイ
• Vietnamese: ahoy
• Korean: 아호이
• Turkish: ahoy
• Urdu: اہوی
• Indonesian: ahoy

جمل نموذجية

The sailor shouted, "Ahoy!" to the passing boat.

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Children said "Ahoy!" pretending to be pirates.

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They heard someone call "Ahoy!" from a distance.

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When our boat got close, the captain called out, "Land ahoy!"

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He greeted his friends with a loud "Ahoy!" just for fun.

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You’ll hear "ahoy" a lot if you watch pirate movies.

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