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哎呀

āi yā

2-character word

What 哎呀 means

1. interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

The characters in 哎呀

• 哎āihey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
• 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Example sentences

• 哎呀！
  Whoops!
• 哎呀我不知道啦。
  āiyā wǒ bù zhīdào la.
  Oh, I don't know.
• 哎呀......
  Oh boy...
• 哎呀，差点上课迟到！
  Ach, I was almost late to class!
• 哎呀- 我忘了我的药。
  āiyā - wǒ wàng le wǒ de yào.
  Oops - I forgot my medicine.
• 哎呀，我们好像忘了汤姆。
  āiyā, wǒmen hǎoxiàng wàng le Tāngmǔ.
  Oops, I think we forgot Tom.