woh وه
Tunisian Derja · interjection
“woh” (وه) is an interjection in Tunisian Derja meaning come on, for heaven's sake.
Meanings
- come on, for heaven's sake
- hey (to get attention)
Usage
Woh is a spoken interjection of informal conversation. It reinforces what you say: insistence, impatience, protest or obviousness. It often comes at the end of a sentence, after a statement or a refusal, with a force close to “come on” or “for heaven's sake”. It can also open a sentence to get attention before announcing something. It pairs readily with yezzi (“enough”) or with ti. Tone carries most of the meaning, and the Latin spelling varies a lot. Do not confuse it with the conjunction w (“and”).
Example
يزي وه، فهمتك
yezzi woh, fhemtek
“Enough, come on, I got it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “woh” but also “wah”, “ooh”, “wouh” and “wa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.