¡Oh! (I am surprised, etc.).
The principal Interjections in Spanish are the following—
caramba, cáspita (these express practically all kinds of emotions) ay[172] (oh! grief or threat) bah, ca, quiá (humph!) ce, hola, ola (I say!) chito, chitón (shut up!) cuidado, ¡ojo! (attention! look out!) ea (come!) he (hey) húy (oh! physical pain) ojalá (oh, that) por Dios (for heaven's sake) tate, zape (what! (surprise)) tonterías (nonsense!) uf (oh! weariness or fatigue)
[Footnote 172: This can govern a noun or pronoun, as—¡Ay de mí! Woe to me! ¡Ay de Pedro! Woe to Peter!]
As well as Ah or Ha, Oh or O as in English, and many words used as exclamations, as—
¡Silencio! ¡calle! ¡calle la boca (silence! hush! shut your mouth!) ¡vamos! (much used), (come! come now!) ¡que lástima! (what a pity!) ¡poco á poco! (gently, Sir!) ¡héteme[173] aquí! (here I am!) ¡hételos[173] aquí! (here they are, etc.)
[Footnote 173: Te—ethical dative.]
+—————————————————————————————————-+ | =Caber= (to be able to contain = to hold) | | (to be able to be contained = to go in) | |Pres. Indic., Quepo. | |Past Def., Cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupieron. | |Fut. Indic., Cabré, cabrás, cabrá, cabremos, cabréis, cabrán. | +———————-+—————————————————————————-+ | | =Poder= (to be able). | |Pres. Part., | Pudiendo. | |Pres. Indic.,| Puedo, puedes, puede, … pueden. | |Imp. Mood, | NONE. | |Past Def., | Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron.| |Fut. Indic., | Podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán. | +———————-+—————————————————————————-+
VOCABULARY.
=aficionado (á)=, fond of =aflojar=, to relax =ansioso=, eager =*apetecer=, to desire, to covet =bastante bien=, fairly well =berzas, coles= (f.), cabbages =buscar=, to look for, to search =buscarse=, to bring upon oneself =cauteloso, cauto=, cautious =conexiones=, connections, couplings (machinery) =contrincante=, neighbour, competitor =detenidamente=, fully =disturbado, transtornado=, disturbed, upset =engranajes=, gearings =escala=, scale =hortelano=, fruit gardener =inquilino=, tenant =ir á=, to lead to =llantas=, tyres =*moler=, to grind =operaciones=, operations, dealings =perro=, dog =plaza=, market place, square, place =*poner al corriente=, to inform =refrán=, proverb =repentino=, sudden =resortes=, springs (mach.) =sosa=, soda =tambores=, drums =traspapelado=, mislaid (of papers)