Oh in Different Languages
Discover 'Oh' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Oh
Afrikaans o | ||
Albanian oh | ||
Amharic ወይ | ||
Arabic يا | ||
Armenian օ | ||
Assamese অস | ||
Aymara saram | ||
Azerbaijani oh | ||
Bambara eeh | ||
Basque ai | ||
Belarusian ой | ||
Bengali উহু | ||
Bhojpuri ओह | ||
Bosnian oh | ||
Bulgarian о | ||
Catalan oh | ||
Cebuano oh | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 哦 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 哦 | ||
Corsican oh | ||
Croatian oh | ||
Czech ach | ||
Danish åh | ||
Dhivehi އޯހ | ||
Dogri हाय | ||
Dutch oh | ||
English oh | ||
Esperanto ho | ||
Estonian oh | ||
Ewe o | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) oh | ||
Finnish vai niin | ||
French oh | ||
Frisian oh | ||
Galician oh | ||
Georgian ოჰ | ||
German oh | ||
Greek ω | ||
Guarani oh | ||
Gujarati ઓહ | ||
Haitian Creole oh | ||
Hausa ya | ||
Hawaiian ʻ | ||
Hebrew הו | ||
Hindi ओह | ||
Hmong huag | ||
Hungarian ó | ||
Icelandic ó | ||
Igbo oh | ||
Ilocano ay | ||
Indonesian oh | ||
Irish ó | ||
Italian oh | ||
Japanese ああ | ||
Javanese oh | ||
Kannada ಓಹ್ | ||
Kazakh о | ||
Khmer អូ | ||
Kinyarwanda yewe | ||
Konkani अरेरे | ||
Korean 오 | ||
Krio o | ||
Kurdish oh | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئۆی | ||
Kyrgyz оо | ||
Lao ໂອ້ຍ | ||
Latin o | ||
Latvian ak | ||
Lingala o | ||
Lithuanian oi | ||
Luganda oh | ||
Luxembourgish oh | ||
Macedonian ох | ||
Maithili ओह | ||
Malagasy ny | ||
Malay oh | ||
Malayalam ഓ | ||
Maltese oh | ||
Maori aue | ||
Marathi अरे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯣꯍ꯫ | ||
Mizo awh | ||
Mongolian өө | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အိုး | ||
Nepali ओह | ||
Norwegian åh | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) o | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଓ oh | ||
Oromo maaloo | ||
Pashto اوه | ||
Persian اوه | ||
Polish o | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) oh | ||
Punjabi ਓਹ | ||
Quechua waw | ||
Romanian oh | ||
Russian ой | ||
Samoan oi | ||
Sanskrit अहो | ||
Scots Gaelic o | ||
Sepedi ao | ||
Serbian ох | ||
Sesotho oh | ||
Shona o | ||
Sindhi او | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඔහ් | ||
Slovak oh | ||
Slovenian oh | ||
Somali oh | ||
Spanish oh | ||
Sundanese oh | ||
Swahili oh | ||
Swedish åh | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) oh | ||
Tajik оҳ | ||
Tamil ஓ | ||
Tatar о | ||
Telugu ఓహ్ | ||
Thai โอ้ | ||
Tigrinya ኦ | ||
Tsonga oho | ||
Turkish oh | ||
Turkmen aý | ||
Twi (Akan) ow | ||
Ukrainian ой | ||
Urdu اوہ | ||
Uyghur ھە | ||
Uzbek oh | ||
Vietnamese oh | ||
Welsh o | ||
Xhosa oh | ||
Yiddish אוי | ||
Yoruba oh | ||
Zulu oh |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "o" can also mean "or" or "of". |
| Albanian | Albanian "oh" is also used as an expression of surprise or shock, or as a greeting. |
| Amharic | The word "oh" in Amharic can also be used as a filler word in conversation, similar to "um" or "er" in English. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "يا" can also be used to express surprise, disappointment, or a rhetorical question. |
| Armenian | The Armenian letter Օ (օ) is also the vocative particle, calling attention to or addressing someone or something. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "oh" can also mean "hay" or "straw". |
| Basque | Basque 'ai' also functions as a copulative conjunction, akin to French 'et' meaning 'and'. |
| Belarusian | In the Belarusian language, "ой" is sometimes used as a polite way to get someone's attention or to express surprise or sorrow. |
| Bengali | Bengali "উহু" is an ideophone that can also mean "no," "oh no," or express reluctance. |
| Bosnian | Besides being an interjection, ‘oh’ is also a first person singular pronoun in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "о" in Bulgarian can also be a vocative particle used to address someone or something. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the exclamation “oh” (“oh”) can also be used to express surprise or joy. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, 'oh' can be shortened to 'o' in some dialects. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "哦" is used as an exclamative word to express surprise, delight, or realization. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "哦" can also mean "yes", "I see", or "I understand". |
| Corsican | Corsican "oh" derives from the Latin "oho" expressing surprise. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "oh" can also mean "or" or "either". |
| Czech | 'Ach' can mean 'alas' or 'oh' in English, and is also used as a standalone exclamation. |
| Danish | Åh is also a Danish interjection used to express awe, surprise, or regret, and is sometimes used as an intensifier meaning "very". |
| Dutch | Dutch "Oh" can be a contraction of " |
| Esperanto | The word "ho" also means "why?" |
| Estonian | The interjection “oh” in Estonian is derived from the interjection “ohhime” or “ohhoo”. |
| Finnish | In colloquial usage "vai niin" can also have the meaning of "is that so", "really" or "indeed". |
| French | "Oh" can also be used to express pain, surprise, or disgust. |
| Frisian | In Westerlauwers Frisian, "oh" can mean "grandmother", and formerly meant "father's mother" |
| Galician | Galician word "oh" derives from Latin word "hoc" which means "this". |
| Georgian | "ოჰ" may also mean "that" or "this" in Georgian. |
| German | Oh can also be used to form questions such as "Oh, really?" |
| Greek | Ω is also used in Mathematics to signify 'angular velocity,' and in Physics it is used to signify resistance. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ઓહ" (oh) can also mean "yes" or "okay". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "oh" can also be a term of endearment or used to express surprise, disappointment, or pain. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word ya, a simple exclamation, also serves as the second person singular possessive pronoun, indicating that something belongs to the person addressed. |
| Hawaiian | ʻ also indicates a glottal stop, similar to the sound in English between the vowels in the words “uh-oh”. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "הו" can also mean "woe" or "alas". |
| Hindi | In Hindi, "ओह" (oh) is also a term of exclamation or surprise, expressing a range of emotions from joy and relief to sadness and disappointment. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "huag" can be used to express surprise, delight, or understanding depending on the context it is said in. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "ó" can also mean "grandchild" or "child". |
| Icelandic | Ó can also mean "river" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, 'oh' can also mean 'yes' or 'agreed' |
| Indonesian | In English, "oh" is an interjection expressing surprise or strong emotion, while in Indonesian, it is the sound made by a cat. |
| Irish | The interjection "ó" can also be used in Irish Gaelic to express surprise, excitement, or anger, depending on the context. |
| Italian | "Oh" is short for "ora" (hour), used in time-related expressions like "Oh dio mio, è tardi!" (My god, it's late!). |
| Japanese | The word "ああ" (pronounced "oh") can also mean "yes," "I understand," or "I agree." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "oh" can also mean "yes" or "I agree". |
| Kannada | The word "ಓಹ್" can also be an interjection to express surprise, sadness, or pain. |
| Kazakh | The exclamation "о" can be used in Kazakh to denote either surprise, disappointment, or understanding. |
| Khmer | The word "អូ" can also be used as a form of address for a person of lower social status or an animal. |
| Korean | Korean '오' is written in Chinese characters as '悟', derived from the word for enlightenment in Buddhism. |
| Kurdish | The word "oh" in Kurdish (ئۆ or وا) is derived from the Persian word "vā" (وا) meaning "woe" or "alas". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "оо" (oh) is also a particle used to indicate an affirmative response or agreement. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ໂອ້ຍ" can also mean "ouch" or "oops", and is often used to express surprise or disappointment. |
| Latin | In Latin, "o" can also refer to the vocative case or the exclamation "O!" |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "ak" can also mean "but". |
| Lithuanian | In old Lithuanian, "Oi" was also used as a vocative or to emphasize a word. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "oh" is a word with various meanings, including an exclamation of surprise or joy, a call for attention, or a filler word in speech. |
| Macedonian | The word "ох" also means "ox" or "oh". |
| Malagasy | "NY" is the Malagasy word for "yes". |
| Malay | In Malay, the exclamation "oh" is also used when the speaker feels surprised or suddenly remembers something. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "ഓ" can also be an exclamation, a question mark, or a vowel, depending on the context. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'oh' (pronounced like the English word 'oh') also means 'or' (like the English word 'or'). |
| Maori | "Aue" can also mean "pain, grief, or sorrow" in Māori. |
| Marathi | Are can also refer to 'hey!' or 'look! ' or 'oh dear' in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | Өө also has meanings such as 'that is' and 'this is'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "အိုး" ("oh") in Myanmar (Burmese) can also mean "bowl", "jar", or "pot." |
| Nepali | The word “ओह” is also used to express surprise, excitement, or a strong emotion. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "Åh" can also mean "open" or "unoccupied", especially in the context of buildings or rooms. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In some cases, "o" may indicate surprise or anger when combined with certain verbs. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "اووه" can also be used to express surprise or wonder. |
| Persian | The Persian word "اوہ" (pronounced "oh") can also be used as a term of affection, similar to the English "my dear". |
| Polish | The word "O" can also mean "about" or "concerning" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "oh" can also mean "or" when used in disjunctive expressions. |
| Punjabi | "โอ้ (oh or oho)" in Thai is similar to "哦 (a-a/oh/wú/á)”, which is an interjection in Mandarin to express an idea that is new to speakers, often with emotional connotations that vary by tone. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "oh" means "o" and is used after the number "3" to express quantity. |
| Russian | In Russian, 'ой' is also used to express surprise, fear, or pain and can be compared to the English exclamation 'ouch'. |
| Samoan | "Oi" can also mean "come here" or "give me something" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "o" can also mean "of" or "from". |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "ох" can also mean "an oak tree" or "a sigh of relief or disappointment." |
| Sesotho | Although a common interjection, oh can also mean 'to be sick' or 'to feel sorry for' in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word "o" in Shona can also be used as an exclamation of surprise or disbelief. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "او" (oh) is also used as a respectful interjection to address someone, often an elder. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ඔහ්" can also be used to express surprise, pain, or disappointment. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "oh" can also mean "fire" or "heat". |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, the word "oh" is also used as an expression of surprise or astonishment. |
| Somali | In Somali, "oh" can also denote astonishment, surprise, or sorrow. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "oh" can also mean "look" used as call to attention |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "oh" can also be used as a term of endearment, to call attention, or as an exclamation of pain. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "oh" can also mean "a small amount" or "a little bit" |
| Swedish | The word "åh" in Swedish can also mean "how" or "what" and is used to express surprise or excitement. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "oh" can also mean surprise or excitement. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "оҳ" ("oh") is an interjection expressing various emotions, and it can also be used to express surprise or admiration. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'ஓ' is also an exclamation denoting surprise or regret. |
| Telugu | ఓహ్ is also used to express surprise, understanding, or realization. |
| Thai | In Thai, "โอ้" (oh) can also express surprise, sadness, or disappointment. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "oh" can also refer to a unit of weight equal to about 1.2 kilograms, or a type of traditional Turkish dance music. |
| Ukrainian | "ОЙ" is also an interjection used to express various emotions, such as surprise, pain, or joy. |
| Urdu | The interjection "اوہ" in Urdu can also convey surprise, frustration, or joy, depending on the context. |
| Uzbek | The word "oh" in Uzbek can also mean "indeed", "really", or "yes". |
| Vietnamese | Oh is an exclamation in Vietnamese, denoting regret, sadness, or resignation. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "o" can also mean "of" or "from". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "oh" (pronounced "oh") is also used to express surprise, fear, or pain, and can be used as an interjection or an exclamation. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אוי" (oy) can also mean "alas" or "woe is me." |
| Yoruba | In the Yoruba language, the expression "oh" is also used to express surprise or astonishment. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, "oh" can also mean "yes" or "understand". |
| English | The exclamation "oh" is cognate with the Latin "heu," another exclamation of surprise. |