wella word used to start a sentence or to pause
by the wayused to add something not connected to the main topic
soused to start a sentence or a new topic
OKall right, fine
ohshows surprise or understanding
oopssaid when you make a small mistake
ouchsaid when something hurts
wowshows that you are impressed or surprised
hmmshows you are thinking or not sure
ersound made when you hesitate
umsound made when you hesitate
likeinformal filler: 'it was, like, huge'
kind ofa bit, more or less
sort ofa bit, more or less
you knowfiller used to check the listener understands
I meanused to explain or correct what you just said
cheersthanks (UK, informal); said when drinking
Sorry?What did you say? (asking someone to repeat)
Pardon?polite way to ask someone to repeat
basicallyin simple terms, mainly
literallyexactly; (informal) used for emphasis
honestlyused to show you are telling the truth or annoyed
really?is that true?
sureyes, of course
yeahyes (informal)
yepyes (very informal)
nopeno (very informal)
uh-ohsaid when something is going wrong
phewshows relief
yuckshows disgust
heyused to get attention; hi
ahashows you have understood or found something
goshshows surprise (mild)
shhbe quiet!
hoorayshows joy
alrightOK; fairly good; hello (UK informal)
whateverI don't care (can sound rude)
blimeyshows surprise (UK, informal)
ahemsmall cough to get attention