How to say whoa! in Japanese

おいおいoioi☆・オイオイOIOI

interjection:

  • Hey!; Wait a minute!; Whoa! ➜ おい

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • boohoo; waaaa - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

おっとotto、せっかくsekkaku時間jikan前maeにni来たkitaのにnoni、ダベッてたらDABEttetara遅刻chikokuしshiちまうchimau。
Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!
「んn～～・・・迎え酒mukaezakeでもdemoしようshiyouかしらkashira」「ちょっとchottoやめてyameteよyo。ほらhora、今朝kesaはha焼き魚yakizakanaをwo作ったtsukuttaからkara。これkoreだったらdattara食べられるtaberareruでしょdesho」
"Mmmmn ... maybe I'll have a hair of the dog." "Whoa, hold up a mo! Here, I cooked roast fish for this morning. You ought to be able to eat this OK."

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