Interjections

An interjection is a word that shows emotion. It is not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.
Interjection adalah ucapan pendek yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan emosi. Pengertian lain,
Interjection/kata seru dalam bahasa inggris adalah kata-kata yang memiliki makna khusus dan seringkali ditambahkan ke dalam suatu kalimat untuk menyatakan berbagai macam perasaan seperti; bahagia, terkejut, marah, bimbang, bingung, sakit, kesal, jijik, sedih, heran, dsb.

Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa interjection adalah kata seru dalam bahasa Inggris yang dipergunakan untuk mengungkapkan berbagai emosi/perasaan.

Contoh Interjection	Arti	Contoh Interjection dalam Kalimat
ah	ekspresi senang	“Ah, the weather is good.”
aha	mengerti, keberhasilan	“Aha! Then you act as if you don’t know anything.”
alas	ekspresi sedih atau kasihan	“Alas, he failed.”
argh	ekspresi kesal, marah, frustasi	“Argh, I did many mistakes!”
aw	menyesal atau kasihan pada orang lain	“Aw, you make her cry.”
bah	meremehkan, jengkel	“Bah, he makes me laugh!”
boo	penolakan, penghinaan	“Boo, get away from here!”
dear	ekspresi terkejut atau kasihan	“oh dear, are you ok?”
eek	terkejut, takut	“eek, a cockroach on my foot!”
eh	meminta pengulangan atau konfirmasi	“Eh? I didn’t hear you.”
er	ekspresi ragu-ragu	“His name is…er…Deni.”
ew, eww	jijik	“eww, your socks smell bad.”
grr	marah, menggeram	“grr, I’ll smack him!”
hello	ekspresi sambutan	“Hello. How are you?”
hey	meminta perhatian	“Hey! He comes!”
	ekspresi terkejut	“Hey! It’s cool.”
hi	ekspresi sambutan	“Hi! Come and join us.”
hmm	ekspresi ragu-ragu atau ketidaksetujuan	“Hmm. I’ll answer you later.”
huh	terkejut acuh tak acuh	“huh, you’re great.”
	konfirmasi	“You made her angry, huh?”
mm	ekspresi senang	“mmm, this cake is yummy.”
oh, o	ekspresi terkejut	“Oh! It was you.”
	ekspresi perkiraan	“Oh, around 21 milles.”
	ekspresi rasa sakit	“oh, I’m dizzy.”
ooh	takjub	“Ooh, the most advanced car that I’ve ever seen.”
ooh-la-la	olok-olok halus	“In red top to toe? Ooh-la-la!”
oops	terkejut dengan kesalahan sendiri	“Oops, I stepped your shoes.”
ouch	ekspresi rasa sakit	“Ouch! It hurts!”
oy	meminta perhatian	“Oy! Look at me!”
pff	Tidak terkesan	“Pff, My little brother can do better than him.”
tsk-tsk, tut-tut	kecaman	“Tsk-tsk, he made me wait for two hours.”
uh	ekspresi ragu-ragu	“Uh. I’ve no clue.”
uh-huh	ekspresi setuju	A: “Should we come to the meeting?” B: “uh-huh.”
uh-oh	khawatir, cemas	“uh-oh, the debt collector will arrive soon.”
um, umm	ekspresi ragu-ragu	“He lives on…um…Wolter Monginsidi Street.”
well	ekspresi terkejut	“Well you really do that!”
whoa	bingung, heran, takjub	“Whoa, she made it byherself”
wow	terkejut	“wow, It’s great idea.”