{"id":5039,"date":"2016-06-10T17:18:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T15:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5039"},"modified":"2021-02-02T16:01:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:01:34","slug":"how-to-be-swedish-say-hej","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/how-to-be-swedish-say-hej\/","title":{"rendered":"“Hej” (Swedish for “Hello”\/”Hey”) And Other Swedish Greeting Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Swedish for hello<\/em> – hej<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hej<\/em> is the probably the first word you hear when you come to Sweden.<\/strong> The stewardess, the cashier at the gas station or the receptionist will most likely greet you with a very friendly and slightly high pitched hej<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, if you are in a good mood (or want to pretend you are) you say a double hej<\/em>: hej, hej.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to learn how to correctly pronounce the Swedish word hej<\/em>, is to go to a fashion or makeup store, where an over-ambitious young woman (in her forties) will welcome you with an exaggerated  hej, hejjj<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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