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When someone - my friend - says "neeee" to me, what does it mean? It's not when I say something and they respond "neeee" or "sou da yo neee". It's when "neee" is used either by itself, or instead of my name or before my name, for instance "neee, Maiku, doushita no?" or "neeee, choytto matte".
What does "neee" mean in such situations?
ねえ said in isolation is an interjection that means one of the followings:
In your case, it's the second usage as a simple attention drawer.
