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Toutouxc a day ago

Cool, in Czech "haha" (the regular one) and "hihi" (the more giggly/playful/naughty one) have the same relationship. I wonder what other languages use it.

raptorraver a day ago | parent | next [-]

In Finnish same. We actually have a separate verb for that kind of laughing: hihittää.

gyomu a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Same in French

lgeorget a day ago | parent [-]

And also héhé if you're being mischievous or have just closed a good deal and hoho if you're Santa Claus.

weard_beard a day ago | parent | prev [-]

In English this is, “hehe”

“Hi hi” would be interpreted as saying hello 2x in quick succession when you are excited to see someone.

We also sometimes use “kk” to mean, “okay, got it.” But emphasized or excited.

mkotowski a day ago | parent [-]

Actually, in English it is pronounced the same as in Czech and Polish: /hɛhɛ/ or /hihi/ (as far as I know). Both are written respectively as "hehe" and "hihi" and are valid expressions for denoting laughter in Polish (and as I assume, it works similarly in Czech).

weard_beard a day ago | parent [-]

Pronounced the same, spelled different. Got it.