Definition

hei translates to hello in English.

Example sentence

Hei! Hvordan har du det?

Uses hei in a typical greetings context.

How to use this word

hei means "hello" in Norwegian. It's a greetings word commonly used in everyday Norwegian. You'll see hei in conversations about greetings, in textbooks, and in short phrases you'll hear in Norway. As a A1-level word in the CEFR scale, it's one of the first you should learn — master hei early and dozens of related sentences become instantly easier to follow.