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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries아
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a
"아, 이제 알겠어요."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to express pleasure, realization, surprise, or understanding.
"Ah, now I understand how this machine works." - 2
Used to express sorrow, pity, or regret.
"Ah, what a terrible tragedy for the family."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'ah', tracing back to Old French 'ah' and Latin 'hā', ultimately stemming from universal human emotive vocalizations. It has historically served as a spontaneous natural exclamation expressing realization, surprise, or sympathy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ah" is said worldwide
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ah
Transliteration: ah
"Ah, te voilà enfin !"
ach
Transliteration: ach
"Ach, so ist das gemeint."
ah
Transliteration: ah
"Ah, capisco perfettamente."
ah
Transliteration: ah
"¡Ah, con que era eso!"
ah
Transliteration: ah
"Ah, entendi o que você quis dizer."
आह
Transliteration: aah
"आह, अब मुझे समझ आया।"
啊
Transliteration: ā
"啊，原来是这样！"
아
Transliteration: a
"아, 이제 알겠어요."
ああ
Transliteration: aa
"ああ、そういうことですか。"
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