To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth). ( nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other. Synonym: change tack. Antonym: wear. To add something as an extra item. Hej! / Hej då! It cannot get any simpler than this: hej means "hello", hej då means "good-bye". While strictly speaking an informal greeting, it works in virtually any circumstance. fika. Swedes are among the world's hardest coffee addicts. Hej! always works, no matter who you're greeting, where you are or what time of day it is (unless you're greeting the King, in which case you'd be better off saying something like, " God dag ers majestät ," meaning "Good day, your majesty"). What does Hej mean in text? The Swedish word Hej is the equivalent of 'hi' in English. The village got its name in the 19th century when a surveyor played with the childish rhyme Snipp, snapp, snorum, hej basalorum. Snipp, Snapp, Snorum and Basalorum are four other villages in the vicinity. Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese German Learner's Dictionary Dictionary of German Spelling Elvish Translations for „hej" in the Polish » English Dictionary (Go to English » Polish) hej INTERJ. 1. hej (przywołanie): hej. hey. 2. hej (pozdrowienie): hej. bye. Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors) Whether the Danish hej (pronounced 'hey') originates from the Swedish hej or the English 'hi' isn't all that clear, but this simple word is conveniently straightforward to say. The informal greeting is widely used, especially among young people - not just among friends and family, but also to say hello when entering, for example, a restaurant or a shop. Germanic Languages: Germanic languages share numerous similarities in terms of grammar and lexis. Therefore, words and interjections such as 'welcome' are fairly easy to understand. Fika history. The word fika originated from the 19th century word kaffi (coffee) - then Swedes switched positions of the two syllables and removed one f. kaffi -> ffi-ka -> fika. During the history of Sweden, coffee had been banned several times. Some Swedes didn't follow the rules and had to come up with a secret word to meet for "kaffi". Interjection [ edit] hej då bye, goodbye ( dialectal, Norrland) hi, hello Usage notes [ edit] The most common farewell. Neutral in tone, like English bye, goodbye . See also [ edit] hej (has a list of greetings and farewells) This page was last edited on 13 August 2023, at 17:01. In Sweden, most people use "Hej". It usually works in both formal and informal situations. In a formal situation "Hej" is used together with a handshake. There are, however, many more ways of saying hello in Swedish: Hallå! Hallå d M353.