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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

What does the exclamation / noise гы mean in Russian?

Also, there are sound-words like ага, ого, ух ты... what other popular sounds and exclamations are there and how are they used? Thanks!

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[helen-ricky.livejournal.com]

гы means lol

[oryx_and_crake]

Гы is a sound of amusement. Бугага and ЛОЛ (bwahaha and LOL respectively) serve the same purpose. There is also вау which you can guess is wow. All three are used much the same as would their English counterparts.

[konstkaras.livejournal.com]

Гы is an explession of (stupidsome) laughter , quite popular now online.
Ага is a synonyme for да as 'yes' (may mean not only agreement but, for instance, understanding; but not 'and')
Ого is an axpression for surprise; ух [ты] may mean surprise or pleasure.
Another sounds:
ай, ой, уй - pain or fear
ой-ой-ой - fear
ах - deep feelings
ох - suffering
эx - despair or maybe some courage
And that's still not all...

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[brat-pushkin.livejournal.com]

Эй = hey

[ksenia2005.livejournal.com]

> Ага is a synonyme for да as 'yes' (may mean not only agreement but, for instance, understanding; but not 'and')

Also "угу" is now very popular, especially among young people. Meaning is the same as "ага".

[konstkaras.livejournal.com]

We also should notice that ага and угу are usually pronounced with fricative ("ukrainian") г.

[ienifer.livejournal.com]

also we have ыыы.

[gnomobile.livejournal.com]

from bash.org.ru:
– you know, sometimes I feel pity for foreigners
– why?
– 'cause they can't say ыыыыы

[upthera44.livejournal.com]

What's the deal with ыыыыы??

[quorax.livejournal.com]

Check out this discussion (http://langobard.livejournal.com/2107889.html). As for the joke above, ыыы is considered (ironically) to play an important role in communication because it could substitute almost any normal response:

X: Я сегодня не приду, я болен.
Y: Ыыы... (= It's sad.)

Y: X не придёт, он болен.
Z: Ыыы! (= Great!)

N: Где X?
Z: Его не будет сегодня.
N: Ыыы. (= OK)

etc.

But i have to notice that it's a slang word mostly used on internet.

[gnomobile.livejournal.com]

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[windy-corner.livejournal.com]

The answer to your question will greatly depend on the context and the register. Internet usage is quite different from colloquial language. Exclamations are difficult, they don't have such fixed references as the English auch! to pain or ooops! to an awkward action.

[captainfisto.livejournal.com]

how about the meaning of ойё (or айё)? i heard it in a film and it seemed to be an utterance of despair or regret...

[windy-corner.livejournal.com]

It'd rather be like 'Gosh, I couldn't expect things to be THAT bad'

But then it also depends on the intonation.

[oryx_and_crake]

It is short for ой-ой-ой

[solarmind.livejournal.com]

actualy, we have a joke that Ы is a ligature оf lol =)

[smiling-erin.livejournal.com]

There is also 'ауч' (or 'оуч' - it's the same). It is used as an exclamation when you are hurt physicaly or mentaly (can be used with sarcasm).