ah
pronunciation
How to pronounce ah in British English:
UK [ɑ:]
How to pronounce ah in American English:
US [ɑ]
Word Origin
- ah
- mid-15c., an expression of surprise, delight, disgust, or pain in nearly all Indo-European languages, but not found in Old English (where the equivalent expression was la!), so perhaps from Old French a "ah!, oh! woe!"
Example
- 1. Ah , that explained the condoms in the bathroom !
- 2. Ah ! So you say ; but I cannot believe it .
- 3. Teachers criticism : in the end you have a few father ah
- 4. What kind of bird is really big woods have ah !
- 5. Ah ! We both sigh and seize it in flight .