Swedish interjection· top 2,000 most common

hejsan

hello!, hallo!

Meaning

hello!; hallo!

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What does hejsan mean?

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What does hejsan mean in English?

hejsan means “hello!, hallo!”.

Similar words

hallåhej

Origin

From earlier hejsa, borrowed from German heisa.

Nearby common words

hejsan is number 1,376 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,371biljett ticket
1,372major major
1,374landa land
1,375källa source, spring
1,377visad shown
1,378trycka weigh down, press
1,379låsa lock
1,380hälften half

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary