pues (can you explain more for me)

Question

Ok. So the word "pues" is hard for me to understand. The dictionary says; then or well then. But it seems to have many meanings.

Is there an easy of explaining it?

Also vaya is tricky for me too.

Answer 1

Pues is used the same way we use "well" to start a sentence. "Well, I have..." "Pues tengo..." That's what I've been told. From what I understand, the way my teacher speaks, she just uses it to start sentences after an awkward silence or when she's answering a question. Hopefully a native speaker will have a better answer for you.

Vaya is a subjunctive conjugation of the verb ir=to go, and everything about the subjunctive is tricky.

Answer 2

Is a conjunction which denotes cause, motive and reason, is commonly used as a filler

for example

-¿Tengo que hacerlo?, pueees si

-I have to do it? weeell yes

Sometimes it takes a matter of conditional

-pues el mal ahora irremediable

-ok, evil is now irremediable

But the first example is the common use

In vaya well here the meanig is very wide - can be as Verb of (go) 'ir' or as Interjection like 'come on'