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ay

/aɪ/ /eɪ/

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interjection

哎呀，哎哟。

Examples :

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

哎呀，我的公交车刚走，这下上学要迟到了！

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noun

赞成票，赞成者。

An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.

Examples :

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

請求投贊成票和反對票；贊成票勝出。

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interjection

哎，是。

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

Examples :

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

“你们明白这些指示了吗，同学们？”“哎，老师，我们明白了！”

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adverb

总是，一直，永远。

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

Examples :

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

我奶奶说面包的价格总是涨个不停。

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interjection

是吗，对吧

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?"

这些热狗挺好吃的，是吧？

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interjection

啊？，你说什么？

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?" "

明天我要带什么去学校？啊？

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interjection

诶，喂。

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?" "

作业明天到期，诶，你在听吗？

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interjection

唉，哎。

Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

Examples :

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

“我妈晚饭又做肉饼了。” 唉，凑合吃吧。

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