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TOPIK 3interjection

에이

ei

에이! · 에이, 설마 · 에이, 아니에요 (modest denial)

come on, no way, aw (doubt, dismissal or mild disappointment)

Example

에이, 설마 그게 진짜예요?

Oh, come on, is that really true?

Word parts

An interjection of doubt or mild letdown, close to English 'aw, come on'.

Good to know

Also brushes off praise modestly: 에이, 아니에요 'Oh no, not at all.' Stretched 에이~ sounds teasing.