{"id":15270,"date":"2021-10-27T07:32:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T11:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=15270"},"modified":"2021-10-27T07:32:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T11:32:12","slug":"spanish-grammar-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-grammar-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Interjections in Spanish (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ouch, argh, hmmm, great!\u2026 An interjection in any language could be defined as a word that happens almost instinctively during speech to convey a feeling or some kind of reaction before some kind of stimuli.<\/p>\n

We can thank interjections for the fact they make much easier for us to express emotions, a way of greeting others, a quick reply, doubt, or even just the act of insulting in our conversations.<\/p>\n

As it may include many parts of our verbal communication, interjections partially overlap with a few other linguistic categories, like discourse markers, fillers or just pet expressions.<\/p>\n

You may have noticed I haven\u2019t mentioned anything special about interjections in Spanish, and the reason for it is that this kind of words accomplishes the same function as its counterparts in English. What should be emphasized is which words are used in each language to convey the same emotion or non-verbal message.<\/p>\n

For example, in order to express amazement or surprise, English speakers tend to say \u201cwow!\u201d, while a Spanish speaker would say \u201c\u00a1huy!\u201d, \u201c\u00a1oh!\u201d, and even \u201c\u00a1guau!\u201d\u2014surely, a calque from English. In other cases, such as \u201cah!\u201d for clarity, Spanish uses a similar sound and corresponding spelling.<\/p>\n

Now, I will be giving you a two-part useful guide to learn the different types of interjections in Spanish, highlighting the type of feeling or non-verbal message you would be communicating.<\/p>\n