The meaning of these two interjections is "oh!" right?
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interjections feminine-speech
is there any difference between あら and まあ?
まあ expresses the speaker's surprise. "Oh!", "My!", "Wow!", etc.

あら is used in several situations:

  * Used when the speaker just noticed something unexpected is happening. "Hmm?", "Oh?", "What?", etc.
  * Used when the speaker realized the situation is undesirable. "Uh-oh", "Oh...", "Oops", "That's bad", etc. In this situation we also say あらら, あらあら, ありゃりゃ, etc.
  * Used in the same way as まあ. "Oh!", "Wow!", etc.
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