How do you say “hey” in Vietnamese?

“Hey” in Vietnamese is ê (hey), ơi (hey (calling someone)), này (this).

Vietnamese words for “hey”

• êListeninterjection
  Hanoi [ʔe˧˧] · Saigon [ʔej˧˧]ê level

  hey

  for “hey” meaning: An exclamation to get attention.

• ơiListenparticle
  Hanoi [ʔəːj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔəːj˧˧]ơi level

  hey (calling someone)

  for “hey” meaning: An exclamation to get attention.

• nàyListendeterminer
  Hanoi [naj˨˩] · Saigon [na(ː)j˨˩]này falling

  this

  for “hey” meaning: An exclamation to get attention.

  • Này, chờ tí đã.Hey, wait a second.

Related Vietnamese words

• ôListennoun

  umbrella; patron; backer

• ơListennoun
• chàoListenverb

  hello; goodbye; to greet

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.