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==Interjection== | |||
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# Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. <> [[toh]], [[ai]] [[to]] | |||
#: “The car is broken.” “'''Well''', we could walk to the movies instead.” | |||
#: “I didn't like the music.” “'''Well''', I thought it was good.” | |||
#: “I forgot to pack the tent! '''Well''', I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.” | |||
# An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled. <> to fah! | |||
#: '''Well, well, well''', what do we have here? | |||
# Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something. | |||
# It was a bit... '''well'''... too loud. | |||
# Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause. | |||
# “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.” | |||
#: ''Al’amuran Nijeriya kusan dai ana iya cewa, '''to''', sai abunda dai mutum ya gani. <> Concerning the problems in Nigeria, one can almost say, '''well''', one can only talk about what one sees. | |||
== [[Category:Google Translations]][[:Category:Google Translations|Google translation]] of [[well]] == | == [[Category:Google Translations]][[:Category:Google Translations|Google translation]] of [[well]] == | ||