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(B) An exclamation used to emphasize a statement: Why! Surely! Certainly! There is no doubt about it. Tî, kon amó inâ nga walâ ka paghúgud sa pagtoón, índì ka makabáton sing prémyo. Anóng! Indì balá? Why, if you won't study diligently, you won't receive a prize. That is certain! Is it not?

(aw), An exclamation denoting surprise, used by people who have forgotten some important incidents in a story, etc. and then, when somebody else jogs their memory, suddenly recollect the whole. Almost involuntarily they will then say: Aw! Ah, yes! Oh, now I remember! Ah, sure, now I recollect it all! Aw, gái ko man galî. Ah, if that is so, I am also for it. I was under a wrong impression; I now change my opinion.

A exclamation of pain and suffering; to complain loudly of pain, etc. Indì ka magaragóy-or-magpangaragóy sing támà. Do not complain excessively by constantly crying out "aragóy". (see aróy id.).

An exclamation of joy and glad surprise. Aráo, kadámò sang ságing! Oh, how lovely, what a lot of bananas! Aráo, ári na dirí si tátay! Oh, how jolly! Father is here!

An exclamation of joy, pleasure, surprise, pain. Ah! Oh! How nice! (see aráw, aráw-aráw, abáw, kananáks, aragóy).

An exclamation of pain and suffering: Oh, dear me! The verb is pangaróy-to cry out in pain, etc. to repeat "aróy, aróy", when in pain or distress. (see aragóy, arogóy, haróy, pangharóy).

An exclamation denoting loathing, abhorrence, aversion and detestation. Asíg! Nasty! Filthy! What a stench! How ugly!

An exclamation of surprise, joy, sorrow, or pain. Ah! Oh! Aye!

Placed in the beginning of a sentence or alone as an exclamation "ba" with a rather long drawn-out "a", denotes a negation, non-conformity, aversion, contempt or dislike. Bah! Pshaw! Pooh! Whew! Ba, índì akó magpáti sinâ. Pshaw, I don't believe that. Ba, dáw sa butíg inâ. Pooh, that sounds like a lie.

An exclamation placed usually at the end of a sentence after an adjective and giving that adjective a superlative value: Indeed! Really! Very much so! Truly! How--! Abáw, iníng baláy dakû ba! By Jove, look at this house, how large it is! Iníng balaligyáan maáka ba. What a lot of people deal at this shop!

An exclamation of surprise or wonder. Balítaw, pagkatahúm, pagkatáas kag pagkadakû siníng baláy! Look, how beautiful, how high and how large this house is!