Wiktionary

hej

See also: héj

Czech Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

hej

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

Danish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /hɑj/, [hɑ̈j]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aj

Interjection Edit

hej

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

Synonyms Edit

Antonyms Edit

Esperanto Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

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

Interjection Edit

hej

  1. (neologism, informal) hey

Greenlandic Edit

Interjection Edit

hej

  1. hi, hello

See also Edit

Hungarian Edit

Etymology Edit

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

hej

  1. oh!
  2. hey!

References Edit

  1. ^ hej in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading Edit

  • (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’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). 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’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Polish Edit

Etymology Edit

Onomatopoeic. Compare Slovak hej.

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

hej

  1. hey (call for attention)
  2. (colloquial) hi, hey (greeting)
  3. (dialectal) yeah, yep
    Synonyms: ano, tak, jo

Further reading Edit

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

Serbo-Croatian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

hej

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

Slovak Edit

Etymology Edit

Compare Polish hej.

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

hej

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

Synonyms Edit

Antonyms Edit

Further reading Edit

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

Swedish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old Norse hei.

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

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
    Synonym: hej då
  3. An expression of intensity, in some expressions.
    Hej vad det går! ― "Hey how it (stuff, like a party) goes!"
  4. A filler, in some expressions.
    Hej och hå ― Hey ho

Usage notes Edit

  • The most common greeting. Neutral in tone, like English hi, hello. The corresponding farewell hej då is similarly neutral, like English bye, goodbye.
  • Traditionally an informal greeting, in modern Swedish it is often found in formal letters or e-mails, where sometimes in English Dear Sir or Madam would be preferred.

See also Edit

See also (greetings) Edit

See also (farewells) Edit

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