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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʝa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒa/
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 ...
- Synonyms: qué, menudo
¡Vaya coche que tiene tu hermana!- What a car your sister has!
- (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
Verb
vaya
- inflection of ir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian baia.
Noun
vaya f (plural vayas)
- joke; taunt
- Synonyms: broma, burla, mofa
Descendants
Further reading
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Pronunciation
Noun
vaya
- Alternative form of vaye