哎aai1呀aa4

English

1. interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
2. a cry of pain; an expression of surprise, annoyance, complaint, or sudden realisation

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 痛苦嘅叫聲，或驚喜、煩躁、不滿、驚覺某事

Examples

• 哎吔，落雨！

  Oh no, it's raining!

• 哎吔！好痛啊！

  Ouch! It hurts!

• 哎吔！我冇帶鎖匙喎。

  Oh no! I've forgotten my keys.

• 哎呀！唔記得咗帶銀包添！

  Oh no! I forgot to bring my wallet!

• 哎呀，叫咗你帶銀包㗎啦。

  Ugh, I had told you to bring your wallet.

• 我通常踩單車返學⋯⋯哎呀，講錯咗，應該係返工至啱。

  I usually ride my bike to school. I mean to the office.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 哎呀！佢發生咩事呀？點解行路一拐一拐？

  Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

• 「帶啲嘢嚟多謝你借咗你嘅空間畀我，係咪唔係個好主意？」「哎呀。飲杯咖啡點算好？」「聽落好正。我哋去啦。」

  Tatoeba CC BY