Need help. Onomatopoeia

Thinking Spainwhen he or she falls from a building?

Oops!

On purpose? Probably no

Hi Thinking Spain

The thing about onomatopoeia and exclamation is that they are voluntary and dramatic devices

If Superman swoops down from a building, he may think "Whoosh" or "Zooaaee!"

If you fall off a building, either accidentally or deliberately, then a dramatic device is probably not in your mind

Then, alas, it is an involuntary or final action, so there

Hi CalifJim,

Accidentally of course. The thing is that a person falls from a ladder accidentally,

and I didn't know in English what the exclamation is.

I Spanish is AAAAAAH!

So in English is just 'EEEEEEEE' no 'h' at the end.

Thank you very much.

Thinking Spainno 'h' at the end.

Right.

Eh? is for when you're going deaf and you can't hear what people say!

CJ

Thank you CalifJIM!!

Hi Dave,

Thank you for your reply. But if you fall accidentally from a ladder, I'm sure there is one.

In Spanish we say 'AAAAAAH'.

TS

Thinking Spainif you fall accidentally from a ladder

Yikes! Yipes! Whoa! Wha! Oof! Dang! And many different curses, like "Holy Sh - ", "Holy Cr - ", "Jeez - ", etc. "EEEEE" is my version of a fatal fall from a building.

CliveAs he passes each floor on the way down to the ground, he says 'So far, so good!'

Sounds like the story about the Thanksgiving turkey - quite pleased with all the attention showered upon him - a nice clean warm place to live, good food. How's life for him? So far, so good!

CJ

Thinking SpainHi teachers,
What is the onomatopoeia or the exclamation that a person makes when he or she falls from a building?
Thanks in advance

Hi,

swishshshshshsh...whizzzzzzzz...whooshshshshsh...splash!