13. Noga, mıja! / So true, I agree!
Toaq is full of interjections, and knowing many of them will help you communicate smoothly. In this lesson, let’s learn some more interjections and common phrases.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aıba | c’mon, hurry, go! |
| aıka | here we go, let’s go |
| baıbaı | bye-bye! |
| chácha | may I? |
| chacha | go ahead! |
| gaqba | cheers! |
| jaga | congrats! |
| jıkı | my pleasure |
| kıosha | there! done! |
| ose | good effort! |
| shadı | welcome! |
| shaıdı | goodbye |
| taıba | good luck! get ‘em! |
| tıka | here I am! |
| ꝡadı | yo, hey |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ada | nooo!! (despair) |
| aja | yay! |
| ém | huh? what? |
| em | um… |
| híba | come again? |
| ıka | ooh! (curiosity) |
| ıo | yeah |
| jıaqꝡa | oh my goodness! |
| mıja | I agree |
| na | well… |
| noga | amen! so true! |
| oaı | oh shoot, oh no |
| ua | wow |
| ume | yum! / aaaah~ |
| upa | oops |
| uq | mhm (I’m listening) |
Politeness
There’s no politeness “system” in Toaq, in the sense that you can use súq with anyone, and you don’t have to, say, conjugate your verbs differently. But pragmatically speaking, longer phrases tend to sound more polite, and some words have explicitly casual or formal connotations.
Ꝡadı.
‘Sup.Jadı.
Hello.Hıo jí súq ka.
Good day. (“I hereby greet you.”)
The sentence-ender ka is for performative sentences — sentences that are true by virtue of you saying them. These often occur in the polite, “full phrase versions” of interjections.
Dıe jí nísıe hao ka.
I hereby suggest the following.
Saying goodbye
There are several ways to say goodbye in Toaq.
It’s never wrong to say baıbaı or shaıdı, for example when you’re parting ways or hanging up the phone.
If you’re leaving for a while but you expect to see the other person again after, you say oka (I’m departing) and the other person says junı (ok, see you soon).
Oka, fa jí ké dıem.
Be right back, I’m going to the store.Junı, chıaısı súq ba.
Okay, be careful.
If you’re leaving indefinitely and you don’t know when you’ll meet again, you say koıka (so long) and the other person says reına (farewell).
Naı tıshaı jí súq ba. Koıka, hóı Méloa.
I must leave you now. So long, Marigold.Reına. Moaq jí ní daq dâqmıq nha.
Goodbye. I’ll remember this time forever.