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In one of our previous posts we have already discussed what are Interjections.

Here is a list of interjections with meanings and example sentences. This list does not include all interjections but it does show the more common ones.

interjection	meaning	example
ah	expressing pleasure	Ah, that feels good.
	expressing realization	Ah, now I understand.
	expressing resignation	Ah well, it can’t be helped.
	expressing surprise	Ah! I’ve won!
alas	expressing grief or pity	Alas, she’s dead now.
dear	expressing pity	Oh dear! Does it hurt?
	expressing surprise	Dear me! That’s a surprise!
eh	asking for repetition	It’s hot today. / Eh? / I said it’s hot today.
	expressing enquiry	What do you think of that, eh?
	expressing surprise	Eh! Really?
	inviting agreement	Let’s go, eh?
er	expressing hesitation	Lima is the capital of…er…Peru.
hello	expressing greeting	Hello John. How are you today?
	expressing surprise	Hello! My car’s gone!
hey	calling attention	Hey! look at that!
	expressing surprise, joy etc	Hey! What a good idea!
hi	expressing greeting	Hi! What’s new?
hmm	expressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement	Hmm. I’m not so sure.
oh, o	expressing surprise	Oh! You’re here!
	expressing pain	Oh! I’ve got a toothache.
	expressing pleading	Oh, please say “yes”!
ouch	expressing pain	Ouch! That hurts!
uh	expressing hesitation	Uh…I don’t know the answer to that.
uh-huh	expressing agreement	Shall we go? / Uh-huh.
um, umm	expressing hesitation	85 divided by 5 is…um…17.
well	expressing surprise	Well I never!
	introducing a remark	Well, what did he say?

 

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