• IPA^(key):[ˈɦɛj]

hej

1. hey,hi (an exclamation to call attention)

• 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

FromPolishhej,Englishhey,Germanhei,Latinheus.

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• IPA^(key):/hei̯/
• Rhymes:-ei̯
• Hyphenation: hej

hej

1. (neologism,informal)hey

hej

1. hi,hello

• aluu

Anonomatopoeia.^[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 inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.
• (interjection to attract attention):hej inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.

Onomatopoeic. CompareSlovakhej.

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• Rhymes:-ɛj
• Syllabification:hej

hej

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

   Synonyms:ano,tak,jo

• hej inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Izydor Kopernicki (1875) “hej”, in “Spostrzeżenia nad właściwościami językowémi w mowie Górali Bieskidowych z dodatkiem słowniczka wyrazów góralskich”, inRozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I), volume 3, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page371

• IPA^(key):/ɦɛj/

hej (Cyrillic spellingхеј)

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

ComparePolishhej.

• IPA^(key):/ˈɦɛj/

hej

1. (colloquial)yeah,yep

   Synonym:áno

   Antonym:nie

2. hey (exclamation)

• “hej”, inSlovníkový 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,2003–2025

Derived fromOld Norsehei, likely fromLow Germanhei orGermanhei. First attested in 1541.^[1]

• IPA^(key):/ˈhɛjː/

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• Rhymes:-ɛj

hej

1. hi,hello[since 1710]^[1]

   Jag sahej till din bror i mataffären igår.

   I saidhi to your brother at the super market yesterday.

   Hej hej.

   Hello hello.

   • 1960,Britt Lindeborg, “Hej, mitt vinterland [Hey[or "hi / hello"], my winterland]”, inJulefrid med Carola [Christmas peace / serenity with Carola]‎^[1], performed byCarola:

     Hej, mitt vinterland, nu är jag här. Nu biter frosten i min kind,ty kall är kvällen.Hej, mitt vinterland, se månen där. Den lyser kyligttrind /kring [differs between versions] på mörka himlapällen. Bjällransklang friden stör, när vi genom skogen kör. Bofinkuti grannens topp, förlåt att vi väckte digopp.Hej, mitt vinterland, nu är jag här. Och vinter ["vintern" (definite) in some versions], håll i dig / på vinterholiday [possibly the original lyrics, then misunderstood or changed], nu blinkar stugans ljus mot mig, i mitt vita vinterland.

     Hey [or "hi / hello"], my winterland, now I am here. Now the frost bites my cheek, for the evening is cold.Hey, my winterland, look at the moon there. It shines cool and plump / coolly around ["coolly round/plump / around" – differs between versions] in the dark canopy of the sky. The sound of the [jingle] bell disturbs the peace as we ride [drive] through the forest. Chaffinch at [in] the top of the spruce, we're sorry for waking you up [sorry for that we woke you up].Hey, my winterland, now I am here. And winter, brace yourself / on winter holiday [ad hoc], now the [Christmas, probably] lights of the cottage twinkle ["blink" –tindra(“twinkle”) is less common for electric lights in Swedish] at [toward] me, in my white winterland.

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, “Sommartider [Summer times]”‎^[2]:

     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[since 1849]^[1]

   Hej och hå

   Hey ho

• The most common greeting. Neutral in tone, like Englishhi,hello. The corresponding farewellhej då is similarly neutral, like Englishbye,goodbye.
• Traditionally an informal greeting, in modern Swedish it is often found in formal letters or e-mails, where sometimes in EnglishDear Sir or Madam would be preferred.

• hej kom och hjälp mig

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

• hej inSvensk ordbok (SO)
• hej inSvenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)