"Eh" is pseudo-phonetic for the e in "lend" (IPA ɛ), not as in "he" (i). It's also worth nothing that in Norwegian, a double consonant indicates a short precedi

"Eh" is pseudo-phonetic for the e in "lend" (IPA ɛ), not as in "he" (i). It's also worth nothing that in Norwegian, a double consonant indicates a short preceding vowel. FWIW, my comments were vetted by my American girlfriend, who's sitting next to me. :-)