Mirad Grammar/Interjections

Assertive Interjections

 * Interjections in Mirad include the assertive expressions yes, no and maybe:


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 * + Common Assertive Interjections
 * Va! || Yes!
 * Ve! || Maybe!, Perhaps!
 * Vo!* || No!
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 * * Not to be confused with voy, which translates the English adverb not, as in Vo, wit voy se tadxwa.....No, he is not married.
 * Examples:
 *  Va . At se otadxwa..... Yes .  I am unmarried.
 *  Va . At se vay otadxwa..... Yes .  I am indeed/really unmarried.
 *  Va, vay..... Yes , indeed.
 *  Va ay vo. Hus vey se vyaa..... Yes and no. That may be true.
 *  Va ey vo?.... Yes or no?
 *  Ve . At te voy valay..... Maybe .  I don't know for sure.
 *  Vo . At voy vatexe et..... No .  I don't believe you.
 *  Vo ! Dilwe von xu hus..... No !  Please don't do that.
 * Et se Amerikama, vao ?....You're American, yes or no ?
 * Ven va, (van et) xu has.....If so , (let you) do it.
 * Ven vo, von (et) xu has.....If not , don't (you) do it.
 * Et se Amerikama, vao ?....You're American, yes or no ?
 * Ven va, (van et) xu has.....If so , (let you) do it.
 * Ven vo, von (et) xu has.....If not , don't (you) do it.


 * There are also some hybrid combinations of the above assertive expressions:


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 * + Hybrid Interjections
 * Vao? || Yes or no?
 * Vea! || Maybe so!
 * Veo!* || Maybe not!
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 * Veo!* || Maybe not!
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Other interjections

 * There is a group of common interjections called the H interjections, because they all begin with the letter h:
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!row=1| Initial Greeting !row=1| Vocative Greeting !row=1| Terminal Greeting !row=1| Proximal Specifier !row=1| Distal Specifier !row=1| Positive Exclamation !row=1| Surprise Exclamation !row=1| Negative Exclamation !row=1| Expression of Thanks !row=1| Expression of Welcome !row=1| Expression of Sorrow !row=1| Expression of Joy !row=1| Expression of Pain !row=1| Laughter !row=1| Lamentation !row=1| Admiration !row=1| Disgust
 * + Greetings
 * hay! || Hello!, Hi!
 * hey! || Hey!, O!, Oh!
 * hoy! || Goodbye!, Bye!
 * hiy! || Voici!, Here is...
 * huy! || Voila!', There is...
 * hyay! || Great! Wow!, Bravo!, Woopee!, Hurrah!
 * hyey! || What a...!, Oh!, Well!
 * hyoy! || What a pity!, It's a shame!, Woe is...!, Darn it!, Yikes!, Boo!
 * hway!1
 * Thanks!
 * hwey! || You're welcome!, Please
 * hwoy! || Sorry!, Excuse me!
 * hwiy! || Whee!, O la la!
 * hwuy! || Ouch!, Ow!, That hurts!
 * hihi!
 * Ha ha!, Hee hee!
 * huhu!
 * Boo hoo!, Woe is me!, Oy veh!
 * waw!2 || Wow!, What a show!
 * wow!3 || Yuck!, Eeoow!, Gross!
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 * 1 Pronounced like English why. Mirad hw is pronounced like English wh.
 * 2 Pronounced like English wow.
 * 3 Pronounced like English woe.


 * Examples:


 *  Hay ! Ata dyun se Johan..... Hi !  My name is John.
 *  Hey, Johan! Duhoyen et xeye?.... Hey , John, how are you doing?
 *  Hey, Tot!.... O , God!
 *  Hoy . At teato et zajub..... Bye .  I will see you tomorrow.
 *  Hiy ha dyen ho et dila..... Here's the book you requested.
 *  Hiy Tob..... Behold Man. ( Ecce Homo).
 *  Hiy ata dyundraf..... Here's my caling card.
 *  Huy ! Se xwa..... Voil&agrave; ! It's done.
 *  Huy hos at yaka..... There's what I expected.
 *  Hyay et!....Good for you!
 *  Hyay ! Et utnaze his...... Bravo ! You deserve this.
 *  Hway ! Et sa gla fitipa...... Thanks. ! You were very kind.
 * At fu hwayder et.....I'd like to congratulate you.
 *  Hwey !.... You're welcome !
 * Et efe hwoyder at.....You need to apologize to me.
 * Fi. Hwoy .....Ok. I'm sorry .
 *  Hyey via imaj! .... Oh, what a beautiful morning!
 *  Hyey At ta voy van et upo..... Oh! I didn't know you were coming.
 *  Hyoy at..... Woe is me.
 *  Hyoy ! Ga fia fikyen jonay..... Pity! . Better luck next time.
 *  Hwoy. At yefe hyoder et..... Sorry . I must take leave of you.
 *  Hihi! Hus sa gla diza..... Ha ha ! That was very funny.
 * Von hihidu .....Don't laugh .
 *  Huhu! ..... Oy! 
 * Ha tudet voy poxo huhuder .....The baby won't stop crying .


 * Vulgar expletives are not offered here, but may arise naturally in daily speech.


 * Note: The English expression Please can be expressed in various ways:
 *  Hwey ! Yepu..... Please ! Come in. (Hwey can also mean you're welcome in answer to thank-you.
 *  Diwe von (et) tyopu ab ha vaz.....Please (= it is requested ) don't walk on the grass.'
 *  Diwe van et yanupu yat.....Please (= it is asked that ) join us.'
 *  Diwe !.... Please !
 *  Xu (at) (ha) fis bi yubeler at hua tyoyafi.....Please (= do (me) (the) favor of ) bring me those shoes.
 * Stronger forms of please include dilwe....it is requested or dirwe....it is begged.
 * Many of the interjections in this section can be made into verbs with the addition of -der (to utter), eg.:


 * hayder....greet, say hi
 * heyder....address, call out to, wave down
 * hoyder....say goodbye to
 * hyayder....congratulate
 * hwayder....thank
 * hwoyder....apologize, excuse oneself, say you're sorry
 * hihider....laugh
 * huhuder....boo, cry
 * vaoder....decide