ojalá
interjection
—mañana puede que haga sol —¡ojalá! "it might be sunny tomorrow" — "I hope so!" o "I hope it will be!"; —¿te darán el trabajo? —¡ojalá! "will you get the job?" — "let's hope so!"
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)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).
1. (used to express a desire)
a. hopefully
Escuché que mañana llega tu hijo. - ¡Ojalá!I heard that your son arrives tomorrow. - Hopefully!
b. if only
Dijeron que van a cancelar clases mañana por la nieve. - ¡Ojalá!They said classes will be canceled tomorrow because of the snow. - If only!
c. I hope so (first person singular)
Parece que hoy será un día lindo por fin. - ¡Ojalá!It looks like today will finally be a nice day. - I hope so!
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g. The cat and the dog slept.).
2. (used to express a desire)
b. I hope (first person singular)
La propuesta estará lista para la 1 pm. - ¡Ojalá tengas razón!The proposal should be ready by 1 pm. - I hope you're right!
c. let's hope (first person plural)
¡Ojalá tengamos buen tiempo el fin de semana!Let's hope there's good weather this weekend!
ojalá
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).
1. (general)
a.
¡ojalá!I hope so!
¡ojalá lo haga!I hope she does it!
¡ojalá fuera viernes!I wish it was Friday!
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