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!

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

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