interjections
56.1
啊 à agreement, approval, acknowledgement
啊，你说得很对。
啊，你說得很對。
À, nǐ shuō de hěn duì.
Yes. What you said was right.哎 āi surprise, dissatisfaction
哎，火车怎么还没来啊？
哎，火車怎麼還沒來啊？
Āi, huǒchē zěnme hái méi lái a?
Oh! Why isn’t the train here yet?哎哟/哎唷 āiyō surprise, pain
哎哟/哎唷！把我疼死了。
Āiyō! Bǎ wǒ téngsǐ le.
Ouch! It hurts so much.哎呀 āiyā wonder, admiration, shock
哎呀！太晚了。我得走了。
Āiyā! Tài wǎn le. Wǒ děi zǒu le.
Gosh! It is already so late. I have to go now.啊呀 āyā pained surprise
啊呀！我的钱包不见了。
啊呀！我的錢包不見了。
Āyā! Wǒ de qiánbāo bù jiàn le.
Oh no! My wallet is missing.唉 āi regret
唉，真没想到他的车出事了。
唉，真沒想到他的車出事了。
Āi, zhēn méi xiǎngdào tā de chē chūshì le.
How awful. I never thought that his car would be in an accident.噢 ō sudden realization
噢，我忘了给你钱了。
噢，我忘了給你錢了。
Ō, wǒ wàng le gěi nǐ qián le.
Oh, I forgot to pay you.哦 ó suspicion, not fully believing
哦，你们认识？
哦，你們認識？
Ó, nǐmen rènshi?
Oh, you know each other?喔 ō surprise, sudden realization
喔，原来你是警察啊！
喔，原來你是警察啊！
Ō, yuánlái nǐ shì jǐngchá a!
Oh, so you are a policeman!