How is the word ojalá translated from Spanish to English

English translation
if only
phrase

Expresa el deseo de que las cosas hubieran sido distintas.

Used to wish that things had been different.

Examples with “ojalá”

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  • Ojalá nos hubiéramos ido antes. — If only we had left earlier.

  • Ojalá hubiera sabido entonces lo que sé ahora. — If only I knew then what I know now.

  • Ojalá fuera así de fácil. — If only it were that simple.

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