How to express surprise in Spanish?

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In English language, we can use OMG "oh my God" to express surprise.

OMG, I lost the movie ticket!

I am just curious if we can use same expression in Spanish context.

for example:

Oh mi Dios, he perdido el boleto del cine.

Does it make sense? Or is there any other better similar expression in Spanish?

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '15 at 16:48

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"Oh mi dios", es poco común al hablar pero se está volviendo frecuente en algunas películas y series mal dobladas.

Solemos decir cosas como "¡Dios mío!", "¡Oh, por dios!", "¡Ay dios!", "¡Dios!".

answered Dec 13 '15 at 16:48

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score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '15 at 19:19

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Destacar que en España no se utiliza la palabra "boleto", ni "ticket" para referirse a una entrada de cine.

Lo correcto sería "He perdido la entrada del cine".

Tampoco hay una traducción exacta a " Oh my god", si bien podría usarse "¡Vaya!", por ejemplo.

Quick english response:

In Spain, Europe, we don't use "boleto" if you are talking about a ticket movie. You have to use "entrada" instead. The literal translation to OMG will be "Oh dios mío", but it's not a common expression if you want to express surprise for example. It's a more natural expression use "¡Vaya!", for example.

answered Dec 13 '15 at 19:19

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-1 I don't think that is a good translation for what the OP meant. He perdido la entrada del cine doesn't express surprise. It is just stating a fact. So the tone is completely wrong in relation to the context. – Jose Luis Dec 15 '15 at 10:33
Yes, you are right. That's why you say first "¡Vaya!" to express that surprise. Anyway, you can make a fact a way more surprising by your tone, that's up to you. – qgadrian Dec 15 '15 at 10:43
I think vaya is a bit mild as a surprise expression. It's just meh. I guess the answer is rather incomplete. There is no definitive suggestion for how to express surprise in this context. – Jose Luis Dec 15 '15 at 10:45
No, there isn't. For this case the surprise comes by your tone. "Vaya" maybe isn't the more expressive word, and in the real world you will use "Mierda" (shit), "Joder" (fuck) or so. – qgadrian Dec 15 '15 at 10:52
Then we agree to disagree. In latin america we would never use vaya to express surprise. So most of the spanish world would never use it here. – Jose Luis Dec 15 '15 at 10:53

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 17 '20 at 09:53

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Dependerá mucho del país:

México:

¡No manches!, perdí el boleto de la película.

edited Jun 17 '20 at 09:53

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answered Dec 13 '15 at 19:13

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Invito a los demás a que editen la respuesta añadiendo sus países y expresiones. – Jaume Dec 13 '15 at 19:13
Pasa la invitación a la pregunta así la leeran más personas ;-) – Adrian Cid Almaguer Dec 14 '15 at 02:15

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 25 '20 at 23:27

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In Spain we sometimes use the expression hala

¡Hala! Mira, una limusina (o un perro verde)!

"Hala"

This expression can be used to other means, like hurrying somebody

Hala, vete vistiendo que llegamos tarde

Other expressions on top of my head would be:

Anda: Anda, he perdido el billete de lotería
Ahí va: Ahí va, he perdido el billete de lotería

Please, note that these two are pronounced in a very different way from how they are written

caramba
jolines (a really mild form of swearing)
Mi madre
La virgen
¡Rayos! (a really mild form of swearing)

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answered Dec 14 '15 at 14:23

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"Ostras", "mierda", "mecachis", "me cago en..." o, desenterrando tebeos, icluso "recórcholis", "cáspitas" – fedorqui Dec 14 '15 at 23:19
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"ostras" se me ocurrió luego, camino a casa (bueno, de hecho, "ostris"). Otros como "mierda", "mecachis", "me cago en..." expresan más enfado que sorpresa, pero sí, todos se podrían añadir a la lista. – Diego Dec 15 '15 at 14:00

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 13 '15 at 01:09

Al menos en Cuba es poco común encontrar personas que digan:

Oh mi dios, he perdido el ticket de la movie.

Más bien encontrarás personas que digan:

¡Oh dios mío! He perdido el ticket de la película.
¡Dios mío! He perdido el ticket de la película.

score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Dec 14 '15 at 11:40

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Lo más cercano es la siguiente expresión:

¡Dios mío! Perdí el boleto para la película.

edited Dec 14 '15 at 11:40

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answered Dec 12 '15 at 19:28

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No entiendo por qué alguien votó en contra de esta respuesta. – Rodrigo Dec 14 '15 at 15:11
Esta es la única forma en que podrías escuchar "OMG" en Chile, aunque curiosamente se usa muy poco. Lo normal es que se usen palabrotas, que no vienen al caso aquí como respuesta, como "chucha", "por la cresta", "mierda", etc. – Rodrigo Dec 14 '15 at 15:14

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 01 '16 at 15:20

I agree with @Rodrigo and others that expressed that we use cursing words instead of "Oh! Dios", or "Vaya".

What none mentioned is that sometimes there are not really 'bad words' but they mean them.(Just like 'sugar' or 'arse'). Usually kids use some of them, or when a bad word is not appropriated (say, job meetings). These are some expressions used in Bolivia. Examples:

"Miércoles" (Wednesday) instead of "mierda"

"Mier... mosa patria" - "Mi hermosa patria" (my beautiful country) starts sounding like "mierda"

"Caraj...teres" instead or "carajo"

"Ajo!" (garlic) or "Ajos y cebollas!"(garlics and onions) sounds close to "carajo!"

How to express surprise in Spanish?

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