Interjections

“Alas, we will continue the show without my assistant.”

To scare people by surprising them

“Boo!”
 “Ahhh! You scared me.”

To express fake crying when judging that someone is being over-sensitive.

“Boo-hoo. Cry me a river.”
“That’s not very nice of you. I’m actually sad here.’’

To praise someone

To express that something is obvious

“Do you think Emmy will want to get back on stage with you?”
“Well, duh. She’s my best friend. She knows it was an accident.”

To celebrate a discovery or an invention

“Eureka! I found my bad luck hat. Next time, that’s the one I’ll wear.”

To express confusion

“Eh? You have a bad luck hat?”
“Yeah, it’s the one I wore during my audition for Magicians Got Talent …”

To imitate the sound of swallowing to express stress

“Have you talked to our manager since the show?”
“No (gulp), I’m too afraid he’ll tell me the tour is cancelled.

To sarcastically laugh

“One of these days, we’ll laugh about it.”
“Ha-ha, I guess we will …”

To express a giggle

“Remember that time I put you on fire?”
“Hehe, yes. The good old days.”

To express pleasure

“Mmmm … this head massage feels amazing. Thank you.”

To express disinterest in something

“Mother, did you like the show?” 
“Meh. Not really.”

To imitate the sound of blowing a kiss

“Okay, I’ll see you tonight. Mwah!”

To express “no”

“Do you want to hang out tomorrow?”
“Nah, I’ll stay home and rest.”

To playfully mock someone

“Nana na nana. I stayed underwater longer than Magicio’s assistant.”
“I don’t think this is something you should brag about.”

To express interest

“I have something to tell you.”
“Ooh? You do?”

To recognize that a mistake was made

“Oops. I really should have arrived earlier to rehearse the fire trick.”

To express that something stinks

“Pew, Harper! Did you fart again?” 

To express that you are unimpressed

 “Magicio also did the fire trick with his audience yesterday.”
“Pff, I bet it wasn’t that good.”
“Well, at least no one was burned.”

To scare/send away a person/an animal

“Harper, I need a little bit of privacy. Shoo!”

To express concern that something bad will happen

“Uh-oh, I think Harper is about to be sick.”

To recognize that a mistake was made

“Whoops. My bad. I left the food on the counter.”
“Yeah, she definitely ate it. And now, she’s definitely sick.”

To express that something is tasteful or attractive

“Yum. These tempura shrimp look delicious.”

To express boredom or fatigue

“I’m feeling sleepy. Zzzz.”
“Me too. Goodnight Doug.”