Turkish Vocabulary - Interjections

Interjections

Some samples include:

• secular:
  • Öf ;
  • Haydi "Come on": Haydi kızlar okula "Girls to school!" (slogan for an education campaign);
• invoking the Deity:
  • implicitly:
    • Aman "Mercy";
    • Çok şükür "Much thanks";
  • explicitly:
    • Allah Allah (pronounced as Allahallah) "Goodness gracious";
    • Hay Allah;
    • Vallah "By God ".