ya
呀
modal particle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesmodal particle
modal particle (lenited form of 'a')
A neutral modal particle used at the end of a sentence to soften tone, express emphasis, invitation, or confirmation, after syllables ending in a, e, i, o, ü.
Mǎ马
pǎo跑
de得
zhēn真
kuài快
ya呀
！
The horse is running so fast!
Dà大
jiā家
kuài快
qù去
ya呀
！
Everyone, hurry up!
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Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
bù不
xué学
yī一
xué学
ya呀
！
Why don't you learn how to do it?
Zhè这
ge个
guā瓜
ya呀
，
tián甜
de得
hěn很
！
This melon, it's so sweet!
Jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo好
ya呀
！
The weather is really nice today!