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): /hɑj/, [hɑ̈j]

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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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Esperanto

Etymology

From Polish hej, English hey, German hei, Latin heus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [hej]
• Hyphenation: hej

Interjection

hej

1. (neologism, informal) hey

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Greenlandic

Interjection

hej

1. hi, hello

See also

• aluu

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Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Homophone: hely

Interjection

hej

1. oh!
2. hey!

Further reading

• (interjection expressing sorrow, dismay, amazement etc.): hej in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (interjection to attract attention): hej in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Slovak hej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛj/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Syllabification: hej

Interjection

hej

1. hey (call for attention)
2. (colloquial) hi, hey (greeting)
3. (dialectal) yeah, yep

   Synonyms: ano, tak, jo

Further reading

• hej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛj/

Interjection

hej

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

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Slovak

Etymology

Compare Polish hej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛj/

Particle

hej

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

Synonyms

• áno

Antonyms

• nie

Further reading

• hej in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛjː/

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• 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