# hei

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #152 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A colloquial Romanian interjection used to get someone’s attention, express surprise, or mark a light emotional reaction.

## Meanings

- **hey; hi (to get attention or greet informally)** — Very informal; often friendly, but can sound abrupt depending on tone.
- **hey! (surprise, complaint, protest)** — Used in spontaneous speech to react to something unexpected or unfair.
- **hey! (to attract attention)** — Often used before calling someone over or starting a sentence.

## Example sentences

- Hei, vino aici! — _Hey, come here!_
- Hei, ce faci de azi dimineață? — _Hey, what have you been doing since this morning?_
- Hei, asta chiar nu-mi place. — _Hey, I really don’t like this._

## Forms

hei

## Nearby words by frequency

- [‎-](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%E2%80%8E-)
- [încerca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEncerca)
- [decât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dec%C3%A2t)
- [casă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cas%C4%83)
- [dle](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dle)
- [aștepta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/a%C8%99tepta)
- [nimeni](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nimeni)
- [prieten](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prieten)
- [nume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nume)
- [știi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%99tii)
- [exista](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/exista)
- [familie](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/familie)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/hei](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/hei) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.