Oi is a sharp little shout, mainly in British English, to make someone look at you — like hey, but often ruder and louder. A person in the street might shout “Oi!” if they want you to stop or to listen.

Oi is a sharp little shout, mainly in British English, to make someone look at youOi是一種短促的大喊，主要出現在英式英文裡，用來讓別人注意到你——like hey, but often ruder and louder有點像hey，不過通常更粗魯、更大聲。A person in the street might shout "Oi!" if they want you to stop or to listen街上的人如果想叫你停下來或聽他講話，可能會大喊「Oi!」。

Friends may use it playfully; a stranger using it can sound cross. It is working-class and Cockney in feel, not careful or polite.

Friends may use it playfully朋友之間可能會開玩笑地用；a stranger using it can sound cross陌生人這樣喊，聽起來可能會很兇。It is working-class and Cockney in feel, not careful or polite這個字帶有勞工階層和倫敦腔（Cockney）的味道，不是講究禮貌的用法。

It comes from an older shout, hoy, with the h dropped; first written down in the 1930s. It is not the same as Portuguese oi, which is a friendly hello, or Japanese おい, even though they look alike.

It comes from an older shout, hoy, with the h dropped它來自更早的一種喊法hoy，h被拿掉了；first written down in the 1930s最早的書面紀錄出現在1930年代。It is not the same as Portuguese oi, which is a friendly hello, or Japanese おい, even though they look alike它跟葡萄牙文裡表示親切問候的oi，或日文的おい，雖然看起來很像，但完全不是同一回事。

Though actually, Oi (often Oi!) is also a loud, simple kind of British punk music from around 1980, tied to working-class youth — same shout, turned into a music name.

Though actually不過實際上，Oi (often Oi!) is also a loud, simple kind of British punk music from around 1980, tied to working-class youthOi（常寫成Oi!）也是一種大約1980年代出現、又吵又簡單的英國龐克音樂類型，跟勞工階層青年文化有關——same shout, turned into a music name同一個喊聲，變成了音樂類型的名字。