いやあ – vocab dash

いやあ

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Meanings

Interjection

1. oh; oh my; oh dear; wow (expresses surprise or admiration)

2. well, ...; er ...; why, ...

Other readings

Examples12

「どう思おもう？」「いや、賛さん成せいだ」

"What do you think?" "Well, I'm for it."

いやあ、家か族ぞくは留る守すだし、あんまりたいしたことは出で来きないのさ。

Well, my family's away and I can't afford to do much.

いや反はん対たいせざるをえません。

Well, I must disagree.

いやぁ、昨日きのうは入いれ食ぐいでねえ。

They were biting like crazy yesterday.

いやあ面めん目ぼくない。穴あながあったら入はいりたい心しん境きょうだよ。

I'm so sorry about what I did. I wish I could just crawl into a hole and die.

「いやー、今日きょうも暑あついね」「また当あたり障さわりのない話はなしを振ふってきたわね」

"Well, it's hot again today, isn't it?" "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."