おい

Alternative writings: オイ
Frequency:
1

An interjection used to call someone's attention — "hey!" — often informal, brusque, and masculine.

InterjectionFamiliar LanguageMale Term or Language

Examples

おい、ちょっと待て!

Hey, wait a minute!

おい、そこの荷物をどけてくれ。

Hey, move that luggage over there.

おい、何してるんだよ!

Oi, what are you doing?!

2

A Kansai-dialect first-person pronoun meaning "I" or "me".

Pronoun

Examples

おいはもう帰るわ。

I'm going home already. (Kansai dialect)

おいがやったんやで、信じてや。

I did it, you know — believe me. (Kansai dialect)