eh

Значение (Английский)

Intj

1. (Australia, Canada, Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, Northern-US, Singapore, South-Africa, UK, informal) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.
3. In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion
4. (Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
6. (Philippines) Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.

Verb

To use the interjection eh.

Adj

Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.

Adv

Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.

Particle

Alternative form of leh.

Синонимы

what

huh

oh

say what

uh

ah

no way

seriously

right

wow

isn’t it

hate

😡

shame

eh you

astonishment

disgust

hey

👋

hi

👋

holla

ooh

really

Переводы

hein

hè

ne

oder

nicht wahr

eh

hein

nicht

🚫

eh

ρε

oi

der dort

jener

gell

wie

Произносится как (IPA)

/eɪ/

Этимология (Английский)

Родственно тагалог: e

Родственно испанский: eh

In summary

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”).
The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.