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ay

/aɪ/ /eɪ/

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interjection

Ach! Weh!

Examples :

"Ay, my bus just left and now I'll be late for school! "

Ach, mein Bus ist gerade weggefahren, und jetzt komme ich zu spät zur Schule!

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noun

Ja-Stimme, Befürworter

An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.

Examples :

""To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it.""

„Abstimmung über Ja und Nein“; „Die Ja-Stimmen haben es geschafft.“

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interjection

Ja

Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

Examples :

""Do you understand the instructions, class?" "Ay, teacher, we do!" "

„Versteht ihr die Anweisungen, Klasse?“ „Ja, Lehrer, das tun wir!“

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adverb

Immer, stets, fortwährend

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

Examples :

"My grandmother says the price of bread is ay increasing. "

Meine Großmutter sagt, der Brotpreis steigt immer weiter an.

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interjection

Oder? Nicht wahr?

Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

Examples :

"These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?"

Diese Hotdogs sind ziemlich gut, oder?

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interjection

Wie bitte?, Entschuldigung?

In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said. Compare what, pardon.

Examples :

""I need to bring what to school tomorrow? Ay?" "

„Ich muss was morgen in die Schule mitbringen? Wie bitte?“

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interjection

He, hör mal

An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker

Examples :

""The homework is due tomorrow, ay, are you listening?" "

„He, hör mal, hast du zugehört? Die Hausaufgaben sind morgen fällig.“

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interjection

Ach, egal

Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

Examples :

""My mom made meatloaf again for dinner." Ay, I guess I'll eat it." "

„Meine Mutter hat schon wieder Hackbraten zum Abendessen gemacht.“ Ach, egal, ich werde es wohl essen.

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