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.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Homophone: hely

Interjection

hej

1. oh!
2. hey!

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Polish

Etymology

Compare Slovak hej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛj/

Interjection

hej

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

See also

• ano
• tak
• jo

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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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛjː/

• audio:

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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