Editing Eh (section)

==Similar terms in other languages== <!-- This section is linked from [[Pinyin]] -->
*''[[wiktionary:hè|Hè]]'' ('heh' {{audio|Nl-hè.ogg|Audio|lang=nl}}) (not to be confused with ''[[wiktionary:hé|hé]]'' ('hey' {{audio|Nl-hé.ogg|Audio|lang=nl}}), an informal [[greeting]] and (potentially rude) way of getting someone's attention is an informal yet very common [[Dutch Language|Dutch]] [[interjection]] that can be used as a brief exclamation to indicate confusion or surprise ('huh?'), in a prolonged manner when disappointed or annoyed ('aww'), or at the end of any sentence to form a [[tag question]]. The third usage is arguably the most popular. It very closely compares with "Eh" in Canadian English. In the regional dialects of Zealand and West Flanders, the corresponding and frequently used interjection {{Lang|nl|hé}}, is in fact pronounced the same as in English (note that the equivalent of Dutch {{IPA|[ɦ]}} is silent in [[Zeelandic|Zealandic]] and [[West Flemish]]).
*[[Japanese language|Japanese]] {{Lang|ja-latn|Hé?}}''/''{{Lang|ja|え}}''？'' ({{IPA|ja|heː|}}) is a common exclamation in Japanese and is used to express surprise. It is also used when the listener did not fully understand or hear what the speaker said. It can be lengthened to show greater surprise (e.g. {{Lang|ja-latn|Heeeeee?!}}). ''[[Ne (kana)|Ne]]'' and {{Lang|ja-latn|naa}} are extremely similar to the Canadian ''eh'', being statement ending particles which solicit or assume agreement, confirmation, or comprehension on the part of the listener. 
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] {{Lang|pt|né}}''?'', a contraction of {{Lang|pt|não é}}''?'' meaning 'isn't it?', is used to turn a statement into a question, even if no answer is expected, for emphasis or other objectives.
*{{Lang|pt|Hein}} is used in [[French language|French]] and in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] in much the same way as in English.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
*{{Lang|mfe|Hain}} is used in [[Mauritian Creole]] and it can express a variety of ideas. It is generally used in context of a conversation and is generally interpreted very quickly.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
*{{Lang|de|Gell/gelle}} or {{Lang|de|oder}}, {{Lang|de|wa}}, {{Lang|de|wat}} or {{Lang|de|wahr}} ('true' or 'correct') or {{Lang|de|nä/ne/net}} (from {{Lang|de|nicht}}'','' 'not') are used in (very) colloquial [[German language|German]] to express a positive interrogative at the end of a sentence, much as ''eh'' is used in Canadian English. Statements expressed in Standard German are more commonly phrased in negative terms, and outside of colloquial usage the ending interrogative is often {{Lang|de|nicht wahr}}, which invites a response of {{Lang|de|stimmt}} ('agreed', literally 'that's right').{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
*{{Lang|nl|Nietwaar}} is used in Dutch in the same way as {{Lang|nl|nicht wahr}} is in German.
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]] {{Lang|es|¿No?}}, literally translated to English as 'no', is often put at the end of a statement to change it into a question and give emphasis, i.e. {{Lang|es|Hace buen tiempo, '''¿no?'''}} ('The weather is nice, '''isn't it?'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>). {{Lang|es|Eh}} is also used as well for emphasis, as in {{Lang|es|¡Te vas a caer de la silla, '''eh'''!}} ('You're going to fall from the chair, '''if you keep doing that'''!'). ''[[Che (Spanish)|Che]]'' also has a similar function. 
*In [[Catalan language|Catalan]], {{Lang|ca|eh?}} is also commonly used.
*[[Swiss German]] {{Lang|gsw|oder}} meaning 'or' in English, is commonly used interrogatively as '... or what?' and {{Lang|gsw|gäll/gell}} at the end of sentences in German-speaking Switzerland, especially in the Zurich area. It is used more as a matter of conversational convention than for its meaning. The expression {{Lang|gsw|ni}} is used in highest Alemannic-speaking parts,{{clarify|date=January 2024}} and is used similarly to {{Lang|de|net}} in German. The term {{Lang|gsw|Äh}} is also used, which is pronounced similarly to ''eh'' in English and has the same meaning.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Babbel.com |last2=GmbH |first2=Lesson Nine |title=How To Say 'Hello' In 21 Different Languages |url=https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/how-to-say-hello-in-10-different-languages |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Babbel Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] {{lang|az-latn|ha?}}, {{lang|az-latn|hı?}}, {{lang|az-latn|hay?}},<ref name="obastan">{{cite web |url=https://obastan.com/az/dict/syn/word/659620-HAY |title=HAY |website=Obastan |language=az |access-date=July 1, 2019 }}</ref> and {{lang|az-latn|hıy?}} are commonly used as 'huh?'. Alternatively, {{lang|az-latn|hə?}} 'yes?', and {{lang|az-latn|düzdür?}} 'is it correct?' can be used as 'isn't it?'.
*[[Urdu|Pakistani Urdu]] {{lang|ur|ہیں؟|rtl=yes}} is used to mean 'what? say it again'.
*[[Egyptian Arabic]] {{lang|arz|ايه؟|rtl=yes}} ({{IPA|ar|ˈeːh|}}) is used to mean 'what? say it again'. It could also mean 'what's wrong?' either in a concerned manner or a more aggressive one, depending on the tone used to pose the question. Besides, it could refer to an exclamation.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
*[[Levantine Arabic]] {{lang|apc|ايش|rtl=yes}} or {{lang|apc|شو|rtl=yes}} ({{lang|apc-latn|esh}}, {{lang|apc-latn|shoo}}) as 'what?'.
*[[Gulf Arabic]] {{lang|afb|وشو|rtl=yes}} ({{lang|afb-latn|wisho}}) is used to mean 'what?'.
*[[Regional Italian]] {{lang|it|neh}} is used in regional Northern Italian as spoken in [[Piedmont]], [[Lombardy|Western Lombardy]] (Northwestern Italy), and the [[Ticino]] (Southern Switzerland), with the meaning of "isn't it true?". It comes from the expression in the local languages ([[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]] and [[Lombard Language|Lombard]]) {{lang|pms|N'è (mia/pa) vera?}}, which means, once again, 'isn't it true?'<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/neh/ |title=neh |website=Vocabolario - Treccani |language=it |access-date=May 4, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003150514/http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/neh/ |archive-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>