hej

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Hear it

interjection
  1. hi, hello
  2. less commonbye
  3. An expression of intensity (in some expressions); hey
  4. A filler, in some expressions; hey

Other ways to say it

Saying goodbye

  • hej dåbyeThe everyday goodbye, to anyone: in a shop, at work, at home.
  • hej hejbye-byeSaid quickly on the way out or at the end of a phone call; it works as a hello too.

Greeting somebody

  • hejhello, hiThe hello for everybody, a child or a judge; Swedish needs nothing more formal.

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