How to Use Exclamatory Sentences in English (With Hindi Meaning & Real Examples)
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🔹 Introduction (परिचय):
"वाह, यह बहुत सुंदर है!" (Waah, yeh bahut sundar hai!)
"अरे, कितना मज़ा आ रहा है!" (Arre, kitna maza aa raha hai!)
"हाय, मैं कितना थक गया हूँ!" (Haay, main kitna thak gaya hoon!)
हम Hindi में अपनी भावनाओं को जोश के साथ व्यक्त करते हैं। (Hum Hindi mein apni bhaavnaon ko josh ke saath vyakt karte hain.) लेकिन क्या आपने सोचा कि English में ऐसा कैसे करें? (Lekin kya aapne socha ki English mein aisa kaise karein?) Exclamatory sentences in English—like "Wow, that’s amazing!" or "Oh, I’m so tired!"—let you show excitement, surprise, joy, or frustration. For Indians, turning Hindi exclamations into English can feel tough, but it’s fun and simple with the right tools.
In this massive guide on englishintohindi.in, we’ll teach you how to use exclamatory sentences in English, step by step, with Hindi meanings to make it easy. Here’s what’s inside:
- A huge list of exclamatory words and phrases with Hindi translations
- Clear rules and patterns for exclamations
- Examples in past, present, and future tenses
- Real-life Hindi-English conversations
- Grammar tips, common mistakes, and fixes
- Tons of exercises with answers
- Practice ideas for Indian learners
By the end, you’ll shout your feelings in English with confidence, blending Hindi zest with global flair. Let’s dive in!
🔹 Why Use Exclamatory Sentences in English? (इसे क्यों इस्तेमाल करें?):
Exclamations add energy to your words—they show how you feel. Here’s why they’re awesome:
- Express Emotions: Share joy, surprise, or anger naturally.
- Daily Fun: Make chats lively with friends or family.
- School/Work: Write expressive essays or grab attention in talks.
- English Skills: Boost your grammar, vocab, and speaking flair.
For Indians, we might say "waah, kya baat hai!" in Hindi, but in English, we sometimes just say “Good.” This blog will help you say, “Wow, that’s great!” instead. Whether it’s a festival, a movie, or a rainy day, you’ll learn to exclaim it in English. Let’s start with some words!
🔹 Daily-Use Exclamatory Words & Phrases (With Hindi Meanings):
Here’s a big list of exclamatory words and phrases with Hindi translations—practice them with feeling!
English Word/Phrase | Hindi Meaning | Category |
---|---|---|
Wow | वाह (Waah) | Surprise/Joy |
Oh | ओह (Oh) | Surprise/Emotion |
Great | शानदार (Shandaar) | Praise |
Amazing | कमाल का (Kamaal ka) | Wonder |
Fantastic | शानदार (Shandaar) | Excitement |
Ouch | आउच (Aouch) | Pain |
Oops | ओहो (Oho) | Mistake |
Hey | अरे (Arre) | Attention |
Hurray | हुर्रे (Hurre) | Celebration |
Alas | हाय (Haay) | Sadness |
What a | क्या (Kya) | Emphasis |
How | कितना (Kitna) | Intensity |
Yes | हाँ (Haan) | Agreement |
No way | नहीं, ऐसा नहीं (Nahi, aisa nahi) | Disbelief |
Awesome | गज़ब का (Gazab ka) | Praise |
Terrible | भयानक (Bhayaanak) | Displeasure |
Cool | मस्त (Mast) | Approval |
Yikes | उफ़ (Uff) | Shock |
Bravo | शाबाश (Shabaash) | Praise |
Oh no | ओह नहीं (Oh nahi) | Worry |
📌 Practice Tip: Shout each one with its Hindi meaning: “Wow – वाह, Wow – वाह…” Then try, “Wow, this is fun!”
🔹 Basic Rules for Exclamatory Sentences:
Exclamatory sentences show strong feelings and end with an exclamation mark (!). Here’s how they work, with Hindi examples.
✅ Rule 1: Start with Exclamatory Words
- Use "Wow," "Oh," "Hey," etc.
- "Wow, this is beautiful!" – वाह, यह सुंदर है! (Waah, yeh sundar hai!)
- "Oh, I’m so happy!" – ओह, मैं बहुत खुश हूँ! (Oh, main bahut khush hoon!)
✅ Rule 2: Use "What a" + Noun
- For things or people.
- "What a lovely day!" – क्या शानदार दिन है! (Kya shandaar din hai!)
- "What a big house!" – क्या बड़ा घर है! (Kya bada ghar hai!)
✅ Rule 3: Use "How" + Adjective
- For qualities or intensity.
- "How nice this is!" – यह कितना अच्छा है! (Yeh kitna achha hai!)
- "How tired I am!" – मैं कितना थक गया हूँ! (Main kitna thak gaya hoon!)
✅ Rule 4: Short Emotional Bursts
- One-word exclamations.
- "Great!" – शानदार! (Shandaar!)
- "Oops!" – ओहो! (Oho!)
✅ Rule 5: Always Use “!”
- Exclamations need energy!
- Correct: "Fantastic!"
- Wrong: "Fantastic." – Add “!” for feeling.
🔹 Sentence Patterns for Exclamations:
Here’s how to build exclamatory sentences, with Hindi translations.
✅ Present Exclamations:
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Wow/Oh + sentence:
- "Wow, this movie is great!" – वाह, यह फिल्म शानदार है! (Waah, yeh film shandaar hai!)
- "Oh, I love this song!" – ओह, मुझे यह गाना पसंद है! (Oh, mujhe yeh gaana pasand hai!)
-
What a + noun + sentence:
- "What a tasty dish this is!" – यह क्या स्वादिष्ट डिश है! (Yeh kya swadisht dish hai!)
- "What a busy market!" – क्या व्यस्त बाज़ार है! (Kya vyast bazaar hai!)
-
How + adjective + sentence:
- "How beautiful this place is!" – यह जगह कितनी सुंदर है! (Yeh jagah kitni sundar hai!)
- "How hot it is today!" – आज कितनी गर्मी है! (Aaj kitni garmi hai!)
✅ Past Exclamations:
-
Wow/Oh + past sentence:
- "Wow, that was fun!" – वाह, वह मज़ेदार था! (Waah, woh mazedar tha!)
- "Oh, I forgot that!" – ओह, मैं वह भूल गया! (Oh, main woh bhool gaya!)
-
What a + noun + past sentence:
- "What a great party it was!" – यह क्या शानदार पार्टी थी! (Yeh kya shandaar party thi!)
- "What a loud noise that was!" – वह क्या तेज़ आवाज़ थी! (Woh kya tez awaaz thi!)
✅ Future Exclamations:
-
Wow/Oh + future sentence:
- "Wow, this will be amazing!" – वाह, यह कमाल का होगा! (Waah, yeh kamaal ka hoga!)
- "Oh, I’ll win this!" – ओह, मैं यह जीत जाऊँगा! (Oh, main yeh jeet jaoonga!)
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How + adjective + future sentence:
- "How exciting this will be!" – यह कितना रोमांचक होगा! (Yeh kitna romanchak hoga!)
🔹 Common Exclamatory Phrases (With Hindi):
Here’s a list of phrases to practice:
English Phrase | Hindi Translation |
---|---|
Wow, this is awesome! | वाह, यह गज़ब का है! (Waah, yeh gazab ka hai!) |
What a beautiful view! | क्या सुंदर नज़ारा है! (Kya sundar nazara hai!) |
How tasty this food is! | यह खाना कितना स्वादिष्ट है! (Yeh khaana kitna swadisht hai!) |
Oh, that hurts! | ओह, यह दर्द करता है! (Oh, yeh dard karta hai!) |
Hurray, we won! | हुर्रे, हम जीत गए! (Hurre, hum jeet gaye!) |
Alas, I lost it! | हाय, मैंने इसे खो दिया! (Haay, maine ise kho diya!) |
What a big surprise! | क्या बड़ा आश्चर्य है! (Kya bada aashcharya hai!) |
How cold it is! | यह कितना ठंडा है! (Yeh kitna thanda hai!) |
Oops, I dropped it! | ओहो, मैंने इसे गिरा दिया! (Oho, maine ise gira diya!) |
Fantastic, you did it! | शानदार, तुमने कर दिखाया! (Shandaar, tumne kar dikhaya!) |
🔹 Real-Life Conversation Examples (Hindi-English):
Here’s how exclamations work in real situations, with Hindi and English.
🧍♂️ Scenario 1: Watching a Movie
- A (English): “Wow, what an amazing scene!”
- B (English): “Oh, how exciting this is!”
- A (Hindi): “वाह, क्या कमाल का सीन है!” (Waah, kya kamaal ka scene hai!)
- B (Hindi): “ओह, यह कितना रोमांचक है!” (Oh, yeh kitna romanchak hai!)
🧍♀️ Scenario 2: At a Festival
- A (English): “Hurray, the fireworks are great!”
- B (English): “What a colorful display!”
- A (Hindi): “हुर्रे, आतिशबाज़ी शानदार है!” (Hurre, aatishbaazi shandaar hai!)
- B (Hindi): “क्या रंगीन प्रदर्शन है!” (Kya rangeen pradarshan hai!)
🧍♂️ Scenario 3: After a Game
- A (English): “Oh no, we lost!”
- B (English): “How tough that was!”
- A (Hindi): “ओह नहीं, हम हार गए!” (Oh nahi, hum haar gaye!)
- B (Hindi): “यह कितना मुश्किल था!” (Yeh kitna mushkil tha!)
🧍♀️ Scenario 4: In the Kitchen
- A (English): “Oops, I burnt it!”
- B (English): “What a mess this is!”
- A (Hindi): “ओहो, मैंने इसे जला दिया!” (Oho, maine ise jala diya!)
- B (Hindi): “यह क्या गड़बड़ है!” (Yeh kya gadbad hai!)
🧍♂️ Scenario 5: On a Trip
- A (English): “Wow, how beautiful this hill is!”
- B (English): “Fantastic, I love it!”
- A (Hindi): “वाह, यह पहाड़ कितना सुंदर है!” (Waah, yeh pahaad kitna sundar hai!)
- B (Hindi): “शानदार, मुझे यह पसंद है!” (Shandaar, mujhe yeh pasand hai!)
🔹 Exclamatory Responses:
- “Great, that’s perfect!” – शानदार, यह बिल्कुल सही है!
- “Oh, really!” – ओह, सच में!
- “How nice!” – कितना अच्छा!
🔹 Using Exclamations in Different Situations:
✅ Joy/Surprise:
- "Wow, I won the prize!" – वाह, मैंने इनाम जीत लिया!
- "What a lovely gift this is!" – यह क्या प्यारा तोहफा है!
✅ Pain/Frustration:
- "Ouch, that hurts!" – आउच, यह दर्द करता है!
- "Oh no, I forgot again!" – ओह नहीं, मैं फिर भूल गया!
✅ Praise:
- "Fantastic job!" – शानदार काम!
- "How smart you are!" – आप कितने होशियार हैं!
✅ Disbelief:
- "No way, that’s true!" – नहीं, ऐसा सच नहीं!
- "What a crazy idea!" – क्या पागलपन भरा विचार है!
🔹 Grammar Focus: Rules for Exclamations:
-
Exclamation Mark (!):
- Correct: "Wow, it’s great!"
- Wrong: "Wow, it’s great." – Add “!”
-
“What a” + Noun:
- Correct: "What a big dog!"
- Wrong: "What big dog!" – Add “a.”
-
“How” + Adjective:
- Correct: "How nice this is!"
- Wrong: "How this is nice!" – Place adjective after “how.”
-
Verb Agreement:
- Correct: "How tired I am!"
- Wrong: "How tired I is!" – Match verb with subject.
🔹 Common Mistakes by Hindi Speakers:
Incorrect Sentence | Correct Sentence | Why? |
---|---|---|
Wow, this nice! | Wow, this is nice! | Add “is” for proper sentence. |
What beautiful day! | What a beautiful day! | Add “a” after “what.” |
How this is great! | How great this is! | Place adjective after “how.” |
Oh I happy! | Oh, I’m happy! | Add “I’m” for grammar. |
Great | Great! | Add “!” for exclamation. |
🔹 Practice Exercises (60+ Examples):
✅ Fill in the Blanks:
- ______ (Wow), this is so cool!
- What ______ (a) wonderful surprise!
- ______ (How) exciting this game is!
- ______ (Oh), I can’t believe it!
- ______ (Hurray), we did it!
- What ______ (a) loud noise!
- ______ (Oops), I broke it!
- How ______ (tasty) this is!
- ______ (Fantastic), you’re here!
- What ______ (a) big mistake!
✅ Translate into English:
- वाह, यह बहुत मज़ेदार है! (Waah, yeh bahut mazedar hai!)
- क्या शानदार नज़ारा है! (Kya shandaar nazara hai!)
- यह कितना सुंदर है! (Yeh kitna sundar hai!)
- ओह, मैं बहुत थक गया हूँ! (Oh, main bahut thak gaya hoon!)
- हुर्रे, हमने जीत लिया! (Hurre, humne jeet liya!)
- क्या बड़ा घर है! (Kya bada ghar hai!)
- ओहो, मैंने इसे गिरा दिया! (Oho, maine ise gira diya!)
- यह कितना ठंडा है! (Yeh kitna thanda hai!)
- शानदार, तुमने कर दिखाया! (Shandaar, tumne kar dikhaya!)
- ओह नहीं, मैं हार गया! (Oh nahi, main haar gaya!)
✅ Write Sentences:
Write 25 exclamatory sentences about things you see or feel (real or imagined) using at least 12 phrases/words and 3 tenses. Include Hindi translations.
✅ Answer Key:
Fill in the Blanks:
- Wow
- a
- How
- Oh
- Hurray
- a
- Oops
- tasty
- Fantastic
- a
Translations:
- "Wow, this is so fun!"
- "What a fantastic view!"
- "How beautiful this is!"
- "Oh, I’m so tired!"
- "Hurray, we won!"
- "What a big house!"
- "Oops, I dropped it!"
- "How cold this is!"
- "Fantastic, you did it!"
- "Oh no, I lost!"
Sample Sentences (25):
- "Wow, this chai is amazing!" – वाह, यह चाय कमाल की है!
- "What a lovely sunset!" – क्या प्यारा सूर्यास्त है!
- "How hot it is today!" – आज कितनी गर्मी है!
- "Oh, I’m so excited!" – ओह, मैं बहुत उत्साहित हूँ!
- "Hurray, it’s Diwali!" – हुर्रे, यह दिवाली है!
- "What a big temple this is!" – यह क्या बड़ा मंदिर है!
- "Oops, I forgot my lines!" – ओहो, मैं अपनी लाइनें भूल गया!
- "How tasty this biryani is!" – यह बिरयानी कितनी स्वादिष्ट है!
- "Fantastic, we’re done!" – शानदार, हमारा काम हो गया!
- "Oh no, it’s raining!" – ओह नहीं, बारिश हो रही है!
- "Wow, that was loud!" – वाह, वह तेज़ था!
- "What a crazy match it was!" – यह क्या पागलपन भरा मैच था!
- "How tired I was yesterday!" – मैं कल कितना थक गया था!
- "Oh, I loved that song!" – ओह, मुझे वह गाना पसंद आया!
- "Great, you won again!" – शानदार, तुम फिर जीत गए!
- "What a fun party this will be!" – यह क्या मज़ेदार पार्टी होगी!
- "How cool this will feel!" – यह कितना मस्त लगेगा!
- "Oops, I’ll spill it!" – ओहो, मैं इसे गिरा दूँगा!
- "Wow, this hill is huge!" – वाह, यह पहाड़ बहुत बड़ा है!
- "What a sweet mango!" – क्या मीठा आम है!
- "How loud that was!" – वह कितना तेज़ था!
- "Oh no, I missed the bus!" – ओह नहीं, मैं बस छूट गया!
- "Fantastic, it’s a holiday!" – शानदार, यह छुट्टी है!
- "What a bright light!" – क्या तेज़ रोशनी है!
- "How happy I’ll be tomorrow!" – मैं कल कितना खुश हूँगा!
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🔹 Cultural Twist: Indian Exclamations:
- "Wow, what a spicy curry!" – वाह, क्या मसालेदार करी है!
- "Hurray, India won the match!" – हुर्रे, भारत ने मैच जीत लिया!
- "Oh, how loud the crackers are!" – ओह, पटाखे कितने तेज़ हैं!
🔹 Advanced Exclamations:
✅ With Details:
- "Wow, how fast this train is going!" – वाह, यह ट्रेन कितनी तेज़ चल रही है!
- "What a delicious meal we had!" – हमने क्या स्वादिष्ट खाना खाया!
✅ Double Exclamations:
- "Oh, what a great day this is!" – ओह, यह क्या शानदार दिन है!
- "Wow, how awesome you are!" – वाह, आप कितने गज़ब के हैं!
🔹 Tips for Indians:
- Add “!”: Always end with an exclamation mark.
- Use “What a”: Say “What a big house!” not “What big house!”
- Feel It: Exclaim with energy—don’t just say it flat!
🔹 How to Practice Exclamatory Sentences:
- Daily Shouts: Say 5 exclamations about your day (e.g., “Wow, it’s sunny!”).
- Mirror Fun: Practice shouting phrases with feeling.
- Chat with Friends: Exclaim about a movie or food in English.
- Record It: Record yourself exclaiming on your phone.
- Write It: List 10 exclamations about things around you.
✅ Conclusion:
Exclamatory sentences in English let you shout your feelings with flair. With this ultimate guide, you’ve got the words, rules, and practice to master them. अब आप English में जोश से बोल सकते हैं! (Ab aap English mein josh se bol sakte hain!)
Start exclaiming today and make every moment lively. You’re awesome!