say hello to

Meaning

Used to greet someone directly, or to ask someone to pass on a greeting to a third person. It is a fundamental, friendly expression used in daily conversations and messages.

Examples

• Don't forget to say hello to your grandmother for me.

  Don't forget to say hello to your grandmother for me.

• I ran into Sarah at the supermarket, and she told me to say hello to you.

  I ran into Sarah at the supermarket, and she told me to say hello to you.

• You should say hello to the new neighbors when you see them.

  You should say hello to the new neighbors when you see them.

• I just wanted to call and say hello to everyone.

  I just wanted to call and say hello to everyone.

• He walked right past me without even saying hello to me.

  He walked right past me without even saying hello to me.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Say hello for your brother.

  ✓ Say hello to your brother.

  We say hello 'to' someone when we want them to receive our greeting.

• ✗ I called to say him hello.

  ✓ I called to say hello to him.

  The verb 'say' cannot be followed directly by a personal pronoun object; it requires the preposition 'to'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• When you see Mark, please ___ him for me.

  💡 Pass on my friendly greetings to him.

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  say hello to

• It is polite to ___ people when you enter the office.

  💡 Greet the people in the room.

  Show answer

  say hello to