He visto esta palabra “vaya” muchas veces, pero que significa?
En contexto:
Vaya, pues parece que tendremos un día bien variado
Si puedes, explicarme en ingles por favor, así que lo entenderé
My understanding is that in isolation it means “I go” or “she/he/it goes” and I see it takes the subjunctive, so not only what does it mean, why does it also take the subjunctive?
This is messy.
“vaya” might mean “ah! I see”, “Ok”, “this is great”, “how great!”. etc.
It is a very colloquial expression. Forget about grammar here.
Formally, it is one of the many forms of the verb “ir”, “to go”. And even sometimes it is used in that form;
for example, “que quieres?” and the other responds, “quiero que vayas.” This is a very different usage.
So the best is to look at the context to understand its meaning, so
Vaya, vaya, you got it?
It´s a coloquial phrase for demonstrate when you are surprised. In Mexico, we say “Vaya” when somebody said something new or difficult to believe it.
I think this word don’t exist in formal conversations, only, when we are talking with friends or something like that.
Good look!