hej

hej

See also: héj

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛj]

Interjection

hej

1. hey, hi (an exclamation to call attention, not a greeting)

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haj/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aj

Interjection

hej

1. hi, hello
2. (less common) bye

Synonyms

• (hi): goddag

Antonyms

• (hi): farvel

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Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛj]
• Hyphenation: hej

Interjection

hej

1. oh!
2. hey!

References

1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛj/

Interjection

hej

1. hi (greeting)
2. hey (call for attention)

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛj/

Particle

hej

1. (colloquial) yeah, yep
2. hey (exclamation)

Synonyms

• áno

Antonyms

• nie

Further reading

• hej in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛjː/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛj

Interjection

hej

1. hi, hello

   Jag sa hej till din bror i mataffären igår.

   I said hi to your brother at the super market yesterday.

2. (less common) bye

Usage notes

Traditionally an informal greeting, in modern Swedish it is sometimes found in formal letters or e-mails, where in English Dear Sir or Madam would be preferred.

See also

• hej då
• hej svejs
• hejsan
• hejsan hoppsan
• hejsan svejsan