Swedish interjection· top 2,000 most common

tjena

hi, howdy, hello, hey, yo (a colloquial greeting)/ˈɕeːna/

Meaning

hi; howdy; hello; hey, yo (a colloquial greeting); yeah, right; indication of doubt

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What does tjena mean?

tjena in a sentence

Tjena kompis!
Hey man!

Questions

What does tjena mean in English?

tjena means “hi, howdy”.

Origin

Clipping of tjenare, a variant of tjänare.

Nearby common words

tjena is number 1,677 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,673gevär gun, rifle
1,674vänlig friendly
1,675sjuka illness
1,676lo lynx
1,678fars farce
1,679svika fail
1,680allvarlig serious, grave, solemn, serious
1,681omedelbart immediately

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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