Interjection in English and Nepali
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a sudden emotion, feeling,
or reaction. It is grammatically independent from the rest of the sentence.
Nepali:
विस्मयादिबोधक (Vismayādibodhaka) ती शब्द वा पदावली हुन् जसले अकस्मात् भावना, उत्तेजना वा प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त गर्छन्। यी व्याकरणको दृष्टिले वाक्यको बाँकी भागबाट स्वतन्त्र हुन्छन्।
Example
/ उदाहरण:
Wow! That’s beautiful. → वाह! कति राम्रो।
Well, I don’t know. → हम्म्, मलाई थाहा छैन।
2. Types of Interjections (विस्मयादिबोधकका प्रकारहरू)
|
Emotion
(भावना) |
English
Examples |
Nepali Examples (उदाहरण) |
|
Joy (खुशी) |
Hurray!,
Yahoo!, Yes! |
हुर्रे!, वाह!, सावास! |
|
Surprise (आश्चर्य) |
Wow!, Oh!,
What!, Whoa! |
वाह!, अरे!, क्या! |
|
Sorrow (दुःख) |
Alas!, Oh no!,
Woe! |
हाय!, अफसोस!, हाय राम! |
|
Approval (प्रशंसा) |
Bravo!, Great!,
Well done! |
शाबाश!, बहादुर!, धन्यवाद! |
|
Disgust (घृणा) |
Eww!, Yuck!,
Ugh! |
छी!, थू!, इय्य! |
|
Pain (पीडा) |
Ouch!, Ow!, Ah! |
उफ्!, आहा!, ओच! |
|
Hesitation (संकोच/सोच) |
Um., Hmm.,
Well., Er. |
हम्म्., अँ., एर्. |
|
Attention (ध्यानाकर्षण) |
Hey!, Psst!,
Look!, Yo! |
हे!, सुन!, साथी!, हेर! |
|
Command (आदेश/हप्की) |
Stop!, Shh!, Be
quiet! |
चुप!, बन्द कर!, हेर! |
3. Uses (प्रयोग)
|
English
Use |
Nepali
Use |
Example
(English / Nepali) |
|
|
1 |
Express strong
emotions |
तीव्र भावना व्यक्त गर्न |
Ouch! That
hurts. → उफ्! दुख्यो। |
|
2 |
Show mild
reactions |
हल्का प्रतिक्रिया देखाउन |
Hmm... let me
think. → हम्म्... सोचौं। |
|
3 |
Gain attention |
ध्यान आकर्षित गर्न |
Hey! Listen to
me. → हे! मेरो कुरा सुन। |
|
4 |
Respond
naturally |
स्वाभाविक जवाफ दिन |
Congratulations!
You won. → बधाई छ! तपाईं जित्नुभयो। |
|
5 |
Add realism in
dialogue |
संवादमा यथार्थपन ल्याउन |
“Eek! A mouse!”
→ “आहा! मुसा!” |
4. Examples in Sentences (वाक्यमा उदाहरणहरू)
|
English Interjection |
Nepali Interjection |
English Sentence |
Nepali Sentence |
|
Hurray! |
हुर्रे! |
Hurray! We won
the match. |
हुर्रे! हामीले खेल जित्यौं। |
|
Wow! |
वाह! |
Wow! That’s
incredible. |
वाह! यो अविश्वसनीय छ। |
|
Alas! |
हाय! |
Alas! He passed
away. |
हाय! उहाँको निधन भयो। |
|
Bravo! |
शाबाश! |
Bravo! Great
performance. |
शाबाश! राम्रो प्रस्तुति। |
|
Eww! |
छी! |
Eww! This food
is rotten. |
छी! यो खाना सडेको छ। |
|
Ouch! |
उफ्! |
Ouch! I cut my
finger. |
उफ्! मेरो औंला काटियो। |
|
Um |
हम्म् |
Um, I forgot
the answer. |
हम्म्, म उत्तर बिर्सें। |
|
Hey! |
हे! |
Hey! Don’t go
there. |
हे! त्यहाँ नजा। |
|
Shh! |
चुप! |
Shh! The baby
is sleeping. |
चुप! बच्चा सुतेको छ। |
5. Punctuation Rules (विराम चिन्हका नियम)
|
Intensity |
English |
Nepali |
Example |
|
Strong emotion
(तीव्र) |
Exclamation
mark (!) |
विस्मयादिबोधक चिन्ह (!) |
Wow! Amazing. →
वाह! अद्भुत। |
|
Mild emotion (हल्का) |
Comma (,) |
अल्पविराम (,) |
Well, I’m not
sure. → हम्म्, म पक्का छैन। |
6. Important Notes (महत्त्वपूर्ण टिप्पणी)
✅ Use in: casual speech, stories, dialogues,
comics, informal writing
(कुराकानी, कथा, संवाद, कमिक्स, अनौपचारिक लेखाइमा)
❌ Avoid in: academic essays, business letters,
formal reports
(शैक्षिक निबन्ध, व्यापार पत्र, औपचारिक प्रतिवेदनमा नप्रयोग गर्नुहोस्)
7. Quick Summary Table (संक्षिप्त सारांश)
|
Aspect (पक्ष) |
English |
Nepali |
|
Definition |
Sudden emotion
word |
अकस्मात् भावना व्यक्त गर्ने शब्द |
|
Types |
Joy, sorrow,
surprise, etc. |
खुशी, दुःख, आश्चर्य, आदि |
|
Punctuation |
! or , |
! वा , |
|
Formality |
Informal |
अनौपचारिक |
20 Examples of Interjections in
English and Nepali
|
No. |
English Sentence |
Nepali Sentence |
|
1 |
Hurray! We won
the football match. |
हुर्रे! हामीले फुटबल खेल जित्यौं। |
|
2 |
Wow! Your
drawing is beautiful. |
वाह! तिम्रो चित्र सुन्दर छ। |
|
3 |
Alas! The old
man passed away. |
हाय! बूढा मानिसको निधन भयो। |
|
4 |
Bravo! You
performed very well. |
शाबाश! तिमीले धेरै राम्रो प्रदर्शन गर्यौ। |
|
5 |
Eww! This food
smells bad. |
छी! यो खानाबाट नराम्रो गन्ध आयो। |
|
6 |
Ouch! I hurt my
hand. |
उफ्! मेरो हात दुख्यो। |
|
7 |
Hmm... I need
to think about it. |
हम्म्... मैले यसबारे सोच्नुपर्छ। |
|
8 |
Hey! Listen to
me carefully. |
हे! मेरो कुरा ध्यान दिएर सुन। |
|
9 |
Shh! The baby
is sleeping. |
चुप! बच्चा सुतेको छ। |
|
10 |
Oh! I forgot my
book at home. |
ओहो! मैले मेरो किताब घरमै बिर्सें। |
|
11 |
Yahoo! We are
going on a picnic. |
वाह! हामी पिकनिक जान लाग्यौं। |
|
12 |
Oh no! I missed
the bus. |
हाय! मैले बस छुटाएँ। |
|
13 |
Ah! Now I
understand the lesson. |
आहा! अब मैले पाठ बुझें। |
|
14 |
Stop! Don’t run
on the road. |
रोक! सडकमा नदौड। |
|
15 |
Well, I’m not
sure about that. |
हम्म्, म त्यसबारे निश्चित छैन। |
|
16 |
Psst! Come here
quietly. |
सुन! यहाँ चुपचाप आऊ। |
|
17 |
Great! We
finished the project. |
राम्रो! हामीले परियोजना पूरा गर्यौं। |
|
18 |
Whoa! That car
is very fast. |
वाह! त्यो गाडी धेरै छिटो छ। |
|
19 |
Ugh! This place
is dirty. |
छी! यो ठाउँ फोहोर छ। |
|
20 |
Congratulations!
You passed the exam. |
बधाई छ! तिमी परीक्षा पास भयौ। |
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