Sardinian/Interjections

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!
 * Bene! = Good!


 * Marranu / -a! = [to taunt a victim to a duel]


 * Zée...! / Cée...! = [exclamation of surprise, especially negative]