Speechcon Reference (Interjections): English (US)

Speechcons are special words and phrases that Alexa pronounces more expressively. You can include these exclamations in your skill's text-to-speech using SSML.

Including a Speechcon in the Text-to-Speech Response

To include a speechcon in your skill's text-to-speech response, use the <say-as interpret-as="interjection"> SSML tag:

<speak>
    Here is an example of a speechcon. 
    <say-as interpret-as="interjection">abracadabra!</say-as>.
</speak>

You must surround each speechcon with a pause. You can use punctuation, such as a period or comma as shown in the example. Other SSML tags also add a pause, such as <break> or <s>.

Supported English (US) Speechcons

This document lists all the currently supported speechcons for English (US). For more about the <say-as> SSML tag, see say-as.

Speechcon Name Sample
abracadabra
absolutely
achoo
ack
agreed
ah
aha
ahem
ahoy
alas
all righty
aloha
alrighty
anyhoo
anytime
aooga
april fools'
argh
arr
arrivederci
as if
as you wish
attagirl
au revoir
avast ye
aw
aw man
awesome
aww applesauce
aww yeah
ay
aye
baa
bada bing bada boom
bah humbug
bam
bang
batter up
bazinga
beep beep
behold
bing
bingo
blah
blarg
blast
blimey
boing
bon appetit
bon voyage
bonjour
boo
boo hoo
boom
booya
bravo
brrr
buh bye
bummer
caw
cha ching
checkmate
cheer up
cheerio
cheers
chirp
choo choo
clank
click clack
cock a doodle doo
coo
cowabunga
d'oh
dang
darn
ding
ding ding ding
ding dong
ditto
dot dot dot
drat
dude
duh
dum
dun dun dun
dynomite
eek
eep
eggselent
eh?
ehn
en gard
encore
er
eureka
excellent
fancy that
fiddlesticks
gadzooks
gee
gee whiz
gee willikers
geronimo
giddy up
giddyap
golly
good
good afternoon
good call
good evening
good grief
good luck
good morning
good night
good riddance
goodbye
gosh
gotcha
gracious me
great
great scott
guess what
ha
ha ha
hardy har har
he shoots he scores
heads up
hear hear
heave ho
hee-yah
hey now
hi-yah
high five
hike
hip hip hooray
hiss
hiya
hmm
holy smoke
honk
howdy
huh
hurrah
hurray
huzzah
i'm totally kidding
inconceivable
indeed
interesting
jeepers creepers
jeez
jeez louise
jiminy cricket
jinx
just joshin'
just kidding
kablam
kaboom
kaching
kapow
katchow
kazaam
kerbam
kerboom
kerching
kerchoo
kerflop
kerplop
kerplunk
kerpow
kersplat
kerthump
kidding
knock knock
le sigh
legendary
look out
magnificent
mamma mia
man overboard
mazel tov
meow
merci
mm hmm
moo
my bad
my goodness
nanu nanu
neener neener
never
no
no way
now now
nuh uh
oh
oh behave
oh boy
oh brother
oh dear
oh my
oh snap
oh well
oink
okey dokey
oof
ooh
ooh la la
oops
open sesame
ouch
ow
oy
pew pew
phew
phooey
ping
play ball
plop
poof
pop
pow
puh-leeze
quack
rats
read 'em and weep
really
ribbit
righto
roger
ruh roh
schwing
she shoots she scores
sheesh
shh
shiver me timbers
shoot
shucks
shush
splash
splendid
spoiler alert
squee
stunning
suit up
swish
swoosh
ta da
ta ta
tee hee
thanks for asking
there there
thump
tick tick tick
tick-tock
totally kidding
totally kidding of course
totes
touche
tsk tsk
tweet
ugh
uh
uh huh
uh oh
uh uh
um
va va voom
very
voila
vroom
wah wah
wahoo
watch out
way to go
well
well done
well well
wham
whammo
whee
whew
whoa
whoo ah
whoops
whoops a daisy
whoosh
woo
woo hoo
woof
wow
wowza
wowzer
yabba dabba doo
yadda yadda yadda
yahoo
yay
yeah
yeehaw
yes
yikes
yippee
yo
yoink
yoo hoo
you bet
you go girl
you rang?
yowza
yowzer
yuck
yum
zap
zing
zoinks
zoom
zowie
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Last updated: Nov 28, 2023