HELLO is the most famous first word ever transmitted electrically — Alexander Graham Bell said it into the first telephone. In Morse code, HELLO is a classic beginner phrase: five letters, all common, and easy to recognise by ear once you know the rhythm.
Click any letter below to hear it played individually:
Memory tip: H is four quick dots (····), E is a single dot (·) — together HE sounds like a rapid machine-gun burst. Then L (·-··) has a distinctive long-short-short rhythm, making HELLO instantly recognisable once you've heard it a few times.
HELLO is one of the best words for Morse beginners because it contains five different letters that appear constantly in English text. Master H, E, L, and O and you've covered a significant chunk of everyday words.