vaya.
expresses surprise: wow!, why, oh!, whoa!, well!, man!, boy!
Meaning & usage
expresses surprise: wow!, why, oh!, whoa!, well!, man!, boy!
expresses dismay, worry, indignation or frustration: gee!, jeez!, gosh!, why, man!, oh dear!
what a ...
¡Vaya coche que tiene tu hermana!
you know, like, y'know
No me gustan las gambas, las almejas... El marisco, vaya.
go!, leave!, go away! (technically an imperative but can function as an interjection in this sense)
Where this word comes from
From ir.
joke; taunt
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian baia.
inflection of ir: first/third-person singular present subjunctive
inflection of ir: third-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
From ir.
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