See ah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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{
"text": "Ah, I understand now.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Ah! It's good to be back home!",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Ah, the flowers of spring.",
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[
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],
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"sense": "an expression",
"word": "哦"
},
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"_dis1": "0 100",
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{
"_dis1": "5 95",
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"word": "אבוי"
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"_dis1": "5 95",
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"text": "the crowd's oohs and ahs at the fireworks"
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"text": "You’re dyslexic ah? ― So you’re dyslexic?",
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"ref": "1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 3, lines 49–50:",
"text": "So how are you Jackson? Very busy, ah? Never come around to see me these days.",
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{
"ref": "2007, Elangovan, P, Singapore, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 80:",
"text": "Cannot talk-ah? God give you mouth for what? No courtesy-ah? Kanneena!",
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"ref": "2020 December 4, Notdumb, “Liddat is safe distance ah?”, in SG Talk, archived from the original on 2020-04-18:",
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"ref": "2011 October 23, Rachel Chang, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 15:",
"text": "See how lor. Who’s going ar?",
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"text": "Don't drink and drive ah...",
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{
"ref": "2010 April 18, Colin Goh, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 24:",
"text": "Sure, ah? Thanks, man, pai seh.",
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"text": "The drilling upstairs ah, non-stop leh.",
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{
"ref": "2014, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Singapore Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 89:",
"text": "These fish, ah, anything also eat one.",
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"text": "Hello? Joey ah? ― Hello? Is this Joey?",
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"ref": "1983, Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill, →ISBN, Act 1, page 3:",
"text": "Susie ah, Emily here ah. This afternoon I'm going to town, anything that you're needing?",
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