ai Variant. aay Variant. ay interjection English. What one says when he or she inadvertently bothers s.o. or remembers s.t. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' mesekwit mu ig duma mu, iin dayuni telu'en mu, “Ai, misekwitu lai ya'a, tumu' pesailu mau, pu' kana'u tinibaba'”. English. If you happen to step on your companion's toes, what you should then say is, “Oh, I stepped on your toes; please forgive me, for I didn't mean to.” Example sentence: Subanen. “Aba, misaba' mu ig beledutu.” “Ai, nda'u maita', pesailu mau, pu' medelem gupia.” English. “Hey, you hit my boil.” “Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't see it. Forgive me, (it happened) because it's very dark in here.”