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Word

hah

US/ˈhɑ/

UK/hˈɑː/

Definitions

02asking for repetition

A2

interj. a sound used to ask someone to repeat what they just said because you did not hear it.

interj. a variant of 'huh' used as an interrogative to request the repetition of an utterance.

“Hah? Sorry, I wasn't listening to you just then.”

“Hah? Could you repeat that last figure, as the connection dropped for a second?”

Informal

Synonyms

03tag question

B2

part. a word added to the end of a sentence to check if the listener agrees or is paying attention.

part. a sentence-final particle used to form tag questions or to seek confirmation and maintain phatic communication.

“You're coming to the party tonight, hah?”

“We should probably finish the report before the weekend starts, hah?”

Dialect · Informal

Usage

Commonly used in Singaporean and Malaysian English (Singlish/Manglish) as a pragmatic marker.

Synonyms

righteh

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Frequent
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