Meaning of へえ in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level へえ

Romaji hē

Parts of speech

interjection (kandoushi)

Meaning

oh, yes?; really?

Examples of , へえ in a sentence

へー、キーボード見ないで文字打てるんだ。スゴイわねー。

Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
へぇー、僕の趣味は漫画を読むことだよ。

Really? My hobby is reading comics.
へえー、結婚なんかしそうにない人だったと思っていたのに。

Really? I thought she'd be the last person to get married.
へえ、今日はおしゃれじゃない。馬子にも衣装てのはこのことだね。

Look at you - all scrubbed and dressed. They say the clothes make the man.
へえ、きっとスポーツが得意なんだろうね。

Oh, you must be good at sports.

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