yɑ

呀

HSK 4Character · Particle

particle, variant of 啊

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

particle

expresses emotion, emphasis, or urging; variant of 啊

neutral

Used after vowels ɑ, e, i, o, ü to soften the tone and add emotional color (surprise, urging, praise).

Mǎ马
pǎo跑
de得
zhēn真
kuài快
yɑ呀
 ！

The horse runs really fast!

Dà大
jiā家
kuài快
qù去
yɑ呀
 ！

Everyone, hurry up and go!

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Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
bù不
xué学
yī一
xué学
yɑ呀
 ！

Why don't you learn from this!

Zhè这
ge个
guā瓜
yɑ呀
 ，
tián甜
de得
hěn很
 ！

This melon is really sweet!

Zhè这
duǒ朵
huā花
zhēn真
měi美
yɑ呀
 ！

This flower is so beautiful!