The 30 most used Interjections in British English.

It is common, when learning a new language, to forget about the interjections. It takes long time, for us, non-native English speakers to learn the most common interjections and on the top of that, to use them properly and naturally. Let’s focus on the main ones!

Emotion of Joy / Approval / Surprise / Relief

1. Hooray!: Use to express joy or approval. Hooray! We won the game!
2. Yay: Express joy and excitement.  Yay! England is in for the Quarterfinals!
3. Yippee: Exclamation of celebration. Yippee! We are going for a picnic.
4. Yahoo!: Emotion of Joy. Yahoo! We go on holidays.
5. Ahh: Realization or acceptance. Ahh! Now I see what you mean.
6. Geez: Surprise. Geez! That car is tiny!
7. Aww: Expressing affection. Something sweet or cute. Aww! Just look at that kitten. 
8. Whew: Amazement and/or relief. Whew! That was close.
9. Wow: Expressing amazing. Wow! What a beautiful house!
10. You bet!: You may be sure; certainly. Could you give me a hand? You bet!

Emotion of Fear / Disliking / Anger / Pain

1. Aah: Exclamation of fear. Aah! It is biting my leg!
2. Argh: To express anger. Argh! I failed again.
3. Eek: Fear/ Surprise. Eek, a mouse!
4. Yikes: For fear or concern. Yikes! They stole my credit card!
5. Eww: Expressing disgust. Eww! It tastes so bad!
6. Hmph: Apathy or disagreement. “Don’t blame me. It is your fault.””Hmph”
7. Ugh: Express disgust or horror. I dropped my phone again, ugh.
8. Yuck: Strong distaste or disgust. I tried the cake and yuck, it wasn’t any good.
9. Phew: Strong reaction of relief. Phew! I am not trying that again.
10. Ouch: Express hurts. Ouch! That shot really hurt!

Expressing Doubt or Hesitation/ Sorrow / Scorn / Mistake

1. Eh: Question something.  Eh, what did you say? Eh! Really?
2. Er: Not knowing what to say. Er, that is just aggravating.
3. Duh: Something that is obvious. Duh! You didn’t plug it in.
4. Hmm: Hesitating about something. Hmm, I am not really sure what happened. 
5. Oh: I see / I think. Oh! I forgot to bring my purse!
6. Oops/Whoops-a-daisy: Acknowledgement of mistake. Oops! I left the milk out. 
7. No chance!: Absolutely not; under no circumstances. No chance! Your are going out.
8. Uh Oh: Showing dismay.  Uh-oh! Dude, you are in major trouble now.
9. Uh: Indicate pause. Do you remember, uh, how used to play this game.
10. Um: Pausing or being skeptical.  Do you know, um, which way to follow?