vaya

joke; taunt

Also a form of

ir first/third-person singular present subjunctive; singular imperative (usted); third-person singular imperative; singular negative imperative (usted); third-person singular negative imperative to go (away from speaker and listener) 1–500

Meanings

noun, feminine

joke; taunt

interjection

expresses surprise: wow!, why, oh!, whoa!, well!, man!, boy!
expresses dismay, worry, indignation or frustration: gee!, jeez!, gosh!, why, man!, oh dear!
what a ...
colloquial you know, like, y'know
go!, leave!, go away! (technically an imperative but can function as an interjection in this sense)

In sentences

Vaya hombre. Some man. #4567918

¡Vaya, hombre! Yikes! #4554087

Que le vaya bien. May it go well for you. #456384

Vaya, vaya, vaya. Well, well, well. #2260615

Deja que se vaya. Let him go. #2353313

Vaya ahora mismo. Go now. #8005617

Que nadie se vaya. No one is to leave. #10660434

Quiero que vaya él. I want him to go there. #939673