Word
hah
US/ˈhɑ/
UK/hˈɑː/
Definitions
02asking for repetition
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
03tag question
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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