la
啦
contracted auxiliary word (combines le and a)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 6 examplesauxiliary word
contraction of le and a; expresses completion + emotion
informalCombines the function of indicating completed action and softening/emphasizing the tone. Used in informal spoken Chinese.
Èr二
zǔ组
gēn跟
zán咱
men们
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
la啦
！
Team Two is challenging us now!
Tā他
zhēn真
lái来
la啦
？
Is he really coming?
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Jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo好
la啦
！
The weather is really nice today!
Wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
chī吃
wán完
wǎn晚
fàn饭
la啦
。
I've already finished dinner.
Bié别
zhe着
jí急
la啦
，
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
dào到
。
Don't worry, we'll be there soon.
Nǐ你
kě可
suàn算
lái来
la啦
！
You finally made it!