vaya
See also: vaþa
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʝa/ [ˈba.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃa/ [ˈba.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒa/ [ˈba.ʒa]
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: va‧ya
- Homophones: baya, (ll-y neutralization) valla
Etymology 1
From ir.
Interjection
vaya
- Expresses surprise: Wow!, Why, Oh!, Whoa!, Well!, Man!, Boy!
- Synonym: anda
- Expresses dismay, worry, indignation or frustration: Gee!, Jeez!, Gosh!, Why, Man!, Oh dear!
- (before a noun) What a ...
- ¡Vaya coche que tiene tu hermana!
- What a car your sister has!
- Synonyms: qué, menudo
- (colloquial, at the end of a sentence) you know, like, y'know
- No me gustan las gambas, las almejas... El marisco, vaya.
- I don't like shrimp, clams... Seafood, you know.
- Go!, Leave!, Go away! (technically an imperative but can function as an interjection in this sense)
Derived terms
- vaya por Dios
- vaya tela
Verb
vaya
- inflection of ir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
From Italian baia.
Noun
vaya f (plural vayas)
- joke; taunt
- Synonyms: broma, burla, mofa
Descendants
- → Portuguese: vaia
Further reading
- “vaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Zazaki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vɑːˈɑ]
- Hyphenation: va‧ya
Noun
vaya f
- Alternative form of vaye