Translation
oh
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Examples
, !
Oh, how good!
, !
Oh, I did not know that!
, !
Oh dear, the time has gone!
, , .
Oh, yes, that is the truth.
, , !
Oh, sir, do not say that!
Ho is the general-purpose exclamation, carrying surprise, delight or dismay depending entirely on the tone. It sits outside the sentence and takes a comma after it, so nothing around it changes grammatically. The set phrase ho ve is the Esperanto "alas" or "oh dear", and it is common enough in written Esperanto to be worth learning whole.
Where this fits
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Stories
(4)Grammar articles
(8)Esperanto Conversation Words: nu, do, ja, fakte, cetere
Esperantismo and the Interna Ideo: What Esperanto Is For
Esperanto Interjections: Ho, Nu, Ve and Sound Words
Esperanto Letter Names: How to Spell Aloud (bo, co, 膲o)
Esperanto Music and Films: What Is Worth Your Ears
Spoken Esperanto: What People Actually Say
Poetic Esperanto: Elision, Stress and What Verse Can Bend
Esperanto Rhyme and Metre: Counting Syllables, Adasismo
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 13: ho, jen, jes and 7 more words.