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In Chinese there is a 感叹词:"坏了", means something went unexpected wrong. Example:

坏了,下雨了
坏了,手机忘带了
坏了,迟到了

What are the common English expressions that can express that "astonishing strike"?

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for your answer. To foster participation, I'll make my pick a week later.

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What about:

  • "Shoot!"
    • "Shoot; it's raining."
    • "Shoot; I forgot to bring my phone."
    • "Shoot; I'm late."
  • "Darn."
    • "Darn, it's raining."
    • "Darn! I forgot to bring my phone."
    • "Darn; I'm late."
  • "Oh no."
    • "Oh no, it's raining."
    • "Oh no. I forgot to bring my phone."
    • "Oh no; I'm late."

To emphasize that "astonishing strike," perhaps something like

"Shoot, shoot, shoot! Darn it! I forgot to bring my phone!"

"坏了,坏了!忘带手机了!"

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  • Thanks. I've also found "Oh snap!", but don't know how widely it is used. Also, I've heard saying "Oh bummer!" (hope I've picked the correct word).
    – xpt
    Commented May 16, 2014 at 2:56
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I am native speaker of Chinese. I guess "oh, no", "gosh", or "too bad" are OK.

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"Damn!"

"Hell!"

"Crap!"

These are pretty colloquial.

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