hej

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛj]

hej

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

• IPA^(key): /hɑj/, [hɑ̈j]

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• Rhymes: -aj

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

• (hi): goddag

• (hi): farvel

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

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• IPA^(key): [hej]
• Hyphenation: hej

hej

1. (neologism, informal) hey

hej

1. hi, hello

• aluu

An onomatopoeia.^[1]

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

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Homophone: hely

hej

1. oh!
2. hey!

• (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

Onomatopoeic. Compare Slovak hej.

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hej

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

   Synonyms: ano, tak, jo

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

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛj/

hej

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

Compare Polish hej.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛj/

hej

1. (colloquial) yeah, yep

   Synonym: áno

   Antonym: nie

2. hey (exclamation)

• “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, 2003–2024

From Old Norse hei.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛjː/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj

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

   Vi syns, hej.

   See ya, bye.

   Hej hej.

   Bye bye.

3. An expression of intensity, in some expressions; hey

   Hej vad det går!

   "Hey how it (stuff, like a party) goes!"

4. A filler, in some expressions; hey

   Hej och hå

   Hey ho

• 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.

• hej kom och hjälp mig

• hälsa (“to greet”)
• hälsning
• hälsningsfras
• med vänliga hälsningar

• hej in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hej in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)