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Interjections are words and phrases thrown into a conversation in the spoken language. They are often an exclamation related to a person's immediate emotional or physical state.
The following interjections add flavor to any conversation.
| Portuguese | English |
| Alô!, Oi!, Olá! | Hi!, Hey! |
| Ai!, Ui!, Ai de mim! | Ouch!, Ow!, Poor me! |
| Hem!, Apre! | Hurry (up)! |
| Uf! | Come on!, Geez! (frustration) |
| Pst! | Hey!, Over here! (for attention or service) |
| Ih! | Yikes!, Wow! |
| Psiu! | Shush!, Shhh! |
| Bravo!, Bem! | Bravo!, Good job! |
| Mau! | Boo!, Terrible! |
| Ah! | * |
| Chega!, Basta! | Enough!, Stop (it)! |
| Alto! | Stop! (refers to motion) |
| Socorro! | Help! |
| Ã hã! | Uh-HUH! (realization, discovery or agreement) |
| Coragem!, Força!, Avante!, Upa! | All right!, Let's go!, You can do it! |
| Mm? | Huh? |
| Oxalá! | (I) hope so! |
| Tomara! | I wish! |
| Olha! | Watch out! |
| Viva! | Yes!, Hooray!, Yay! |
* The exclamation ah! is very common in Portuguese, and can express satisfaction, hope, exhaustion, and even frustration or surprise.