What does hi/hey at the END of a sentance mean? (Uk/irish/scottish)?

Question

I have noticed that In Northern Ireland, limavady specifically, people say hi at the end of a sentance. Its more of a high pitched "hey".

Ex, You up for goin to town today hii?

Didnt speak much to him today hi

Answer 1

its more of a 'yeah?' or 'aye?' than a hi. I actually never thought about it before but i guess we do actually say it.

Answer 2

It is hey. As in are you going out today hey, it is a small thing that people from the country as opposed to townies use mostly in and around Ballymena and the like it is mostly habit with people who then pass it on to their kids.Hey.

Answer 3

they do it in a derry a lot

it is just ..well....we just say it

Answer 4

I think you mean eh?  It basically means something like "then".

Answer 5

they arnt sayin "HI" they are sayin "Ay??"

its just something said at the end of a question

Answer 6

i think you mean 'ay' pronounced i and its just a short way of sayin yeh or i understand agree etc.

Answer 7

Hi, I'm a Donegalian hey!

We do the same, I used to translate between a lad from Tyrone and a girl from Dublin :-)

At the end of the sentence 'hey' is kind of saying 'you'. It is emphasising that I'm talking to you and making sure you're listening and gonna give an answer.

Hi, what's the craic hey? (pronounced 'hi') = Howareya, what's the craic with you?

Aye=Yes

"Aye, what are we gonna do hey?"

Don't worry I've friends from Wexford and they don't have a clue with this lingo either hey!! I do have to explain to them and then I think they are just takin' a hand at me (takin the p*ss) and I get frustrated with them.

Aye- Hi- Hey

All the above sound the same so it just depends on the sentence.

Best of luck :-)

Answer 8

That's kind of nice! New Zealanders do something similar, I wonder did it originate in Scotland or Northern England.

Answer 9

i'm from Donegal too, and VM above says it all. It is kind of like the English habit of saying what at the end of their sentances.

"would you like a spot of tea, what?"

"I say, it looks like rain, what?

It serves to evoke a response.

Answer 10

hehehe ...hi, sometimes i have it at the start and end of my sentence,hey!

yea u will here this in donegal,derry n tyrone :)

As mentyioned above it's just to get a response/emphasise a point,get attention

in scotland there's "ey" at the end, exact same ting and i noticed it wi da New Zealand n Australia ting too

class question hi

Answer 11

no they dont you just reading it backwards get glasses