Weekly English Words with Alisha Interjections
Hi! Sorry… Hey, and welcome back to Weekly Words. My name is Alisha, and this week we’re
going to talk about interjections. This is
gonna be fun. Let start.
The first word is “bah.” B-A-H. Maybe
you’re upset about something or you’re tired
of dealing with something. People often throw up their hands like this when they say it.
They go, “bah!” and walk away. “Bah
humbug” is a very, very well-known use of
this interjection. This from uh… the story
“A Christmas Carol.” One of the characters
says “bah humbug!” at all these things
that upset him.
Alright. The next interjection is “aha!”
“Aha” is used whenever you feel surprised
about something. Or when you have a good idea about something. For example, sitting at work
actually maybe you shouldn’t do this work
because your coworkers will think you’re crazy.
If you’re feeling really excited about your
idea you can go like this with your finger
and go, “Aha! I have an idea for my presentation next week.”
Okay. Next one is “meh.” This, I think
has my only become popular in the last…
I don’t know. It started being used, I think,
more on the internet. Now it has come to be
used in everyday life. “Meh” is just when
you’re, you’re not very excited about something.
Um, maybe you went to a party, a friend asks you how it was, and you’re like, “Yeah,
I went. It was pretty meh.” We use it like
an adjective actually, or you can just use
it as a one-word interjection. “Meh.”
“Meh.” “Meh.”
Okay. Next word is “oh.” “Oh is a very,
very useful one. You can use “oh” in a
number of situations when you’re surprised, when you’re thinking of something, when you
want to have kind of a soft introduction to
whatever you’re saying. I think I tend to
use it as a question or when I’m feeling surprised. So when my friend tells me something like,
“Oh, hey, I have this great news.” I’ll
say, “Oh?” Just by itself as a question.
To get somebody’s attention, I might say,
“Oh, did you see that new movie last week?”
A sentence starter for
me anyway.
Okay the next word is “h’m.” We use
“h’m” when we’re thinking about something,
when we need a minute to consider our thoughts. It can be used at the beginning of a sentence
or just while you’re thinking on its own.
“H’m, what might be a good example sentence
for “h’m”?
End! End! Those are all interjection. Those
are all interjections. Try to use them. If
you use these correctly in your speech, throughout your speech,.uh, it’ll help you sound a lot
more natural and a lot more smooth, uh, in your speaking ability, so give them a try.
Thanks again for joining us this week, and
I will see you next time for more Weekly Words.
Bye!