See ak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "“matemātika”, zēns bubina un izņem grāmatu... ak vai, ak vai, un visi citi jau guļ!",
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"english": "no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!",
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"text": "“matemātika”, zēns bubina un izņem grāmatu... ak vai, ak vai, un visi citi jau guļ!",
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"english": "ah! what do I see (here)!",
"text": "ak, ko es redzu!",
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"english": "ah! what an honor!",
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"english": "oh! what should be done?",
"text": "ak, kā jāstrādā!",
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"english": "ah! if only I could get (that)!",
"text": "ak, kaut es dabūtu!",
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"english": "oh, that's just a trifle",
"text": "ak, tas tikai sīkums!",
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"english": "ah! summer, summer, how you can confuse young girls' hearts!",
"text": "ak, vasara, vasara, kā tu vari mulsināt jaunu meiču sirdis!",
"translation": "ah! summer, summer, how you can confuse young girls' hearts!",
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"english": "ah, you crazy one!",
"text": "ak (tu) neprāts!",
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"english": "(ah,) you rascal!",
"text": "ak tu palaidnis tāds!",
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"english": "oh Lord!",
"text": "ak (tu) kungs!",
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"english": "oh God!",
"text": "ak (tu) dievs!",
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"english": "oh devil!",
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"english": "oh evil world!",
"text": "ak (tu) ļauna pasaule!",
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"english": "no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!",
"text": "nē, nē, māt, pavasarī gan grūti mirt; visas puķītes zied, putniņi dzied, ak tu jaukā pasaulīte!",
"translation": "no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!",
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"english": "“ah life, what wild beast is that!” the mother exclaimed, seeing tracks in the snow",
"text": "“ak tu mūžs, kas te to zvēru!” māte iesaucās, redzot pēdas sniegā",
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"english": "oh, it's like that, then!",
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"english": "oh, yes! oh, no! oh!... (expressions used when suddenly remembering something)",
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"english": "oh yes, I had almost forgotten: greetings, mother, from Līze",
"text": "ak jā, gandrīz būtu piemirsis: labasdienas, māt, no Līzes",
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"english": "“ooh, there then is the blame (= problem)!” Ozols finally understood",
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