The 'uh'/'eh' divide (ethnicity, Australian, stereotypical)

[bruhms]

I thought the English said er

[cmptrwlt]

Norway: Hæ?

[Greysholic]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stranger

When you don't understand what someone said or at the end of an affirmation ('It's getting cold, uh/eh?')

When you don't understand what someone said: ㄏㄚˊ, as in haaaa? with a little bit of nasal sound.
It can also be used when one's disappointed, but the tone would be different.

At the end of an affirmation: Can't think of anything now.

[P London]

Originally Posted by bruhms

I thought the English said er

Huh?

[Perfect Stranger]

Originally Posted by bruhms

I thought the English said er

It's the same thing. In England it's usually written 'er', because the R is mute.

[Geggo]

Originally Posted by viribusunitis

We would use something similar in our dialect: "Do hot's g'scheid g'schniebn, ha?" or "[...], ned woa?".

The "ha" would be pronounced quite similar to your "huh", but not quite.

In northern Germany they would use "nich'" or "ne" instead, I guess.

I'd say "oder" or, depending on context, "gell".

[Rozenn]

Originally Posted by MalaMan

Here in Brazil we use "hein?"

Same in French. Different pronounciation tho.

[Gentoo]

I think in many places in the US, Americans may use both depending on the context. I know in California, we use "uh" when we are unsure of something when in mid sentence. We may use "huh" when asking a question like; "It's kinda cold huh?". Sometimes we use "eh" when it's more of a light-hearted nature like; "Guess she told you eh?". We may still use "huh" in that situation too. If we're confused, we always use "huh?"

[Donar]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stranger

When you don't understand what someone said or at the end of an affirmation ('It's getting cold, uh/eh?')

In the first case "hä" or "was"

In the second case "gell"

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Same in French. Different pronounciation tho.

I've been thinking of mentioning the French "hein", but can't figure out how to write the pronunciation in English.