hey

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An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
interjection
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(used to attract attention)
a. oye
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
Hey! What's wrong with you?¡Oye! ¿Qué te pasa?
b. oiga
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
Hey! You can't park there.¡Oiga! Ahí no se puede estacionar.
c. oigan
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
(plural)
Hey! Don't step on the grass!¡Oigan! ¡No pisen el césped!
d. eh
Hey! You can't eat here.¡Eh! No se puede comer aquí.
e. ole
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Hey, don't talk to me like that!¡Ole! ¡No me hables así!
f. hala
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Hey, don't feed the dog!¡Hala! ¡No le des comida al perro!
g. momentito
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Hey, don't cut in line!¡Momentito! ¡No te cueles!
a. hola
Hey! How's it going?¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?
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