A List of Interjections in English
Below you will find a list of interjections in English.
| 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. |
| God | expressing anger, surprise, worry [some people may consider this offensive] | God, what a negative attitude you have. |
| hello, hullo | 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”! | |
| OK | expressing agreement | OK. I’ll tell her. |
| 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? | |
| wow | expressing amazement | Wow! What a cool car you’ve got! |
