also: あのねえ · あんね · あのさ · あのさあ
listen; look here; well; hold on
Familiar interjection used to get someone's attention, open a remark, soften a correction, or ask the listener to wait. It is familiar and female-associated; in practice あのね often sounds soft or childlike, while あのさ is casual and conversational. Avoid in formal speech.
あのね、ちょっと聞いてほしいことがあるの。
Listen, there's something I want you to hear.
Hey, is it okay if I go home first today?
Look, that's not a good way to say it.
Lengthened casual variant, often sounding more drawn-out, hesitant, or emphatic.
Contracted colloquial variant of あのね, used in familiar speech.
Casual variant with さ; often a little more direct or conversational than あのね.
Lengthened casual variant of あのさ, used when drawing out the opening of a remark.
A conversational expression built from the hesitation/attention word あの plus the sentence-final or attention particle ね; variants use lengthening, contraction, or the casual particle さ. The exact historical development is not specified.