In italian, we write:
AHAHAH! when laughing out loud
EhEhEh… when chuckling
ihihih… when grinning
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Bwwhaaahahaha! will also do.
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Seriously, grmpffff! (<- held back laugh), only thing I know is that just Ha Ha or HaHaHa, can be delivered in a very sarcastic way too (go @milanfahrnholz, insert a Nelson Muntz meme), so caution is advised.
And Hi Hi Hi is for girlies.
And Ho ho ho for Santa
Hi hi hi!
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I actually often wanna use the part from I Am The Walrus where the backround singers go “Hi hi hi, Ho Ho Ho, Ha Ha Ha”. But I never find just that.
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Yes, the question seems to be weird and not important. 
But sometimes you have to write down laughter and that is not as trivial as it seems. For example in English you can write “He”, but in German that would be an exclamation. In German “hi” is a (short) laughter while in English one could read it as a greeting. Another question is: How do you write “ha ha”? In camel case: “Ha Ha” or in small case: “ha ha”? The latter question might not be important in an informal forum post, but for example in a novel.
So …
… is “hi hi hi” actually a laughter for girlies in English? Don’t you read it as “hey, hey, hey”?
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“Ha ha!” Or “ha ha”, if it’s in the middle of a sentence.
To me, it just looks like somebody is saying hello three times.
“Hee hee!” is something you could use for a girly laugh, maybe.
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Thanks @tasse-tee! That’s exactly what I wanted to know. 
(You’re my hero for today 
)
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Hee hee! 
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I read as three sharks… 
But yeah, hi hi hi in Dutch/ German = Hee hee hee in English.
Hee hee!!
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Tee-hee = triumphant cheeky
Fnar = Immature and knowing it (and my new favourite)
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so then what’s tass-tee-hee?
Just the right dose of thriumphant cheeky!
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Fixed that for you. (Tasse) Tee hee! 
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I knew you would!
That’s why I let it in there on purpose. The letter H is underrated*.
Tee Hee Too!
*: it really is, what with all the Italians and the French giving it the silent treatment.
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There’s a ‘Ha-Ha Road’ near London that caught my eye once. This is why it’s called that - because it’s near a ha-ha. Haha.
I’m a bit late to this conversation but I use a number of variants for different purposes:
Haha (no exclamation mark) - deadpan or acknowledgement laugh.
Haha! - surprised laugh.
Ha! - short, snappy laugh.
Heheh - small laugh.
Tee hee - cute or cheeky laugh.
Fnar - laughing at something rude, or innuendo, as referenced by Milan.
Baaaaaaaaah! -
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Is there somewhere a sound example? At the moment I can’t imagine how this is “pronounced”.
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I can’t find one 
it’s kind of like FER-NAR (as in HER-CAR) but said quickly.
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I thought it involved lots of exhausting air through the nose as well as through the mouth, like when sneezing.
“FNAR!”
“Say it, don´t spray it!”
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Or possibly a little snorting …?
Fnar-oink!
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