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Sardinian/Interjections
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The most basic and common interjections are presented here :
Ajò ! / archaically: Ajòni ! = Come on!
Eja! = Yes!
Emmo! = Yes!
Alé! = Hooray! / Come on! (different from "Ajò"; "Alé" is more "Hooray" than "Come on")
Ello...! = So...!
Uff'! = Phew!
Mah! =
Oh...! = [vocative / to call someone, or in formulation of a question]
Puh! / Putzidda! = Yuck!
Bo'! = Enough! [often preceded by "puntu e"]
Tittía! = It's cold! / What a cold! [often followed by da "bette frittu!", "bette astragu!", "su frittu chi b'at!" etc.]
Pistidda! = [for burning sensation]
Addolumannu! = Unfortunately! [ followed by the possessive to give references , eg. "addolumannu nostru!" or "unfortunately for us!"]
Mudu! = Shit up! (to a boy/man)
Muda! = Shit up! (to a girl/woman)
Innorobona! = Good luck!
Innoromala! = Go to hell!
Arguai! = Woe! (in the sense of "woe betide him who ...")
Iscuru! = Poor guy!
Iscura! = Poor girl/woman!
Pacubene! = [lamentation, sometimes followed by the possessive to give references , eg. "pacubene tuo!"]
Mamma mea! / Ma' Mea! = Oh my!
Oddeu'! / Oddé! = Yikes!
Sa làstima! = What a pity! [often ironic ]
Mancari! = If only... (literally "Maybe!")
Malaittu / -a! = Cursed (be you/him/her/it) [sometimes followed by "chi siat / sian"]
Raju! = Heck!, Wow!
Archibusada! = Wow!
Balla! = Wow!
Bene! = Good!
Marranu / -a! = [to taunt a victim to a duel]
Zée...! / Cée...! = [exclamation of surprise, especially negative]