Interjections
What are interjections?
An interjection, also known as an exclamation, is a word, phrase, or sound
used to convey an emotion such as surprise, excitement, happiness, or anger.
An interjection is a word that expresses a sudden, strong feeling such as surprise, pain, or pleasure.
Example sentences:
- Ah! I’ve won!
- Ah, that feels good.
- Ah, now I understand.
- Ah well, it can’t be helped.
- Alas, she’s dead now.
- Oh dear! Does it hurt?
- Dear me! That’s a surprise!
- What do you think of that, eh?
- Eh! Really?
- Let’s go, eh?
- New Delhi is the capital of…er…India.
- Hurray! We won the match.
- Well, that is new!
- Well, let’s think about it.
- Well, what did he say?
- Wow! That is a beautiful dress indeed.
- Wow! What a cool car you’ve got!
- Oh my God! That was not good.
- God, what a negative attitude you have.
- Hello Ravi. How are you today?
- Uh, I don’t want to do it this way.
- Wow! You did a really great job with that old piece of cloth.
- Hey! Don’t be so lazy!
- Hey! Look at that!
- Hey! What a good idea!
- Hi! What’s new?
- Ouch! That hurts!
- Hmm. I’m not so sure.
- Oh! You’re here!
- Oh! I’ve got a stomachache.
- Oh, please say “yes”!
- OK. I’ll tell her.
- Uh…I don’t know the answer to that.
- 60 divided by 15 is…um…4.
Examples in words:
- Wow!
- Goodness!
- Oh!
- Good!
- Oh no!
- Hooray!
- Thanks!
- Help!
- Good luck!
- Well done!
- Gosh!
- Hey!
- Merry Christmas!
- Happy New Year!
- Happy Diwali!
- Happy birthday!
- Happy Eid!
- Cheers!
- Oh dear!
- Ouch!
Notice that an exclamation point (!) is often used after interjections.
List of Interjections for Everyday Communication
| Interjection | Purpose | Example |
| Alas | To express sadness or pity | Alas! That was so unfortunate. |
| Ah | To express realisation or surprise | Ah, the magic show at the end was a total surprise! |
| Eh | To enquire or ask for something to be repeated | Eh! I didn’t quite get it. Can you please repeat it? |
| Dear | To express pity or surprise | Oh dear! I feel really bad for what happened to you. |
| Hey | To express surprise or call for attention | Hey! Look out for the car. |
| Hurray | To express joy | Hurray! We finally cleared the test. |
| Oh | To express pain or surprise | Oh! I have a really bad headache. |
| Ouch | To express pain | Ouch! You stepped on my toes. |
| Phew | To express relief, exhaustion, disgust | Phew! That was an extremely long presentation. |
| Uh | To express hesitation | Uh! I don’t think I want to be a part of this. |
| Well | To introduce a remark | Well, what you just did was wonderful. |
| Wow | To express your admiration for something | Wow! Your new bike is amazing. |
| Yippee | To express joy | Yippee! Tomorrow is a holiday. |
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