How to say "hey" in Japanese

• よCommon
  particleCovers 'hey' as a direct call to another person, close to 'hey, you!': used to hail someone or grab their attention, with a blunt, forceful ring.
• ねCommon
  interjectionCovers 'hey' in the sense of 'say,' 'listen,' or 'look': a soft, conversational way to get someone's attention before making a remark or asking something.

Use 「よ」 for a blunt, direct call to another person, close to 'hey, you!', and 「ね」 for a softer, conversational attention-getter before a remark, close to 'hey,' 'say,' 'listen,' or 'look'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• よhey
• やいhey
• おいっすhey
• よーhey
• これhey
• ヘイhey
• ねねhey
• うぇーいhey
• いようhey
• ちょhey
• ちーっすhey
• あのなhey
• アンニョンhi
• モイhi
• やっほーyoo-hoo
• ねhey
• なhey
• どらhey
• やあやあhey