Tagalog Interjections
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Sige. O sige. |
OK. / All right. |
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Tama’. |
I agree. / Correct. |
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Tumpak! Sinabi mo! |
Exactly! |
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Syempre. |
Of course. |
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Grabe! |
Wow! / Oh, my! |
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Ano ba ‘yan! |
What the heck (is that)! / My goodness! / For goodness’ sake! / For crying out loud! (expresses surprise, confusion or irritation) |
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Sayang. |
Too bad. / What a pity. / What a waste. |
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Bad trip. |
Bummer. |
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Aray! |
Ouch! |
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Kadiri’! |
Yuck! / Ew! |
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Saklolo! Tulong! |
Help! |
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Dali’! |
Hurry up! |
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Yehey! |
Yay! / Yippee! |
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Haching! |
Achoo! (sneeze) |
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Talaga? |
Really? |
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A ganon? Ganon ba? |
Is that so? |
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Sigurado ka? |
Are you sure? |
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Nye! |
Used when something turns out to be not as exciting or extraordinary as expected. |
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Pwera biro’. |
No kidding. |
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Pake ko? |
What do I care? |
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Wala’ akong pake. |
I don’t care. |
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Malay mo. |
You never know. |
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Ay! Aba! |
Oh! |
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Naku! Naku po’! Naku pu’! |
Oh! / Oh no! / Yikes! |
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Hay naku. Hay nako. |
Sigh. / Oh well. / My goodness… / For goodness’ sake… / For crying out loud… (expresses resignation or irritation, depending on the intonation) |
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Hoy! Oy! |
Hey! |
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Uy. |
Psst. |
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He! |
Shut up! |
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este… a… am… |
um… / er… |
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