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

hej

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

• (hi): goddag

• (antonym(s) of “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.

• IPA^(key): /xɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Syllabification: hej

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, 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.

   Hej hej.

   Hello hello.

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!"

   • 1982, Gyllene Tider (lyrics and music), “Sommartider [Summer times]”:

     Sommartider, hej, hej, sommartider. Ge mig din hunger, ge mig din hand. Ge mig allt du vill och allt du kan. Sommartider, hej, hej, sommartider. Läppar mot läppar som tar mig i land. Som ger sommartider till varann.

     Summer times, hey, hey, summer times. Give me your hunger, give me your hand. Give me everything that you want and everything that you can. Summer times, hey, hey, summer times. Lips against lips, that take me ashore. That give summer times to each other.

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)