(ya) - ah, oh (softening particle) in Mandarin
yaTraditional: 呀
Translation
ah, oh (softening particle)
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Word origin
A sentence-final softening particle written 呀, a phono-semantic compound of 口 (kǒu, 'mouth') for the speech sense and 牙 (yá) for the sound. It is essentially a phonetic spelling of an exclamatory sound.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 口 (kǒu, 'mouth', radical) + 牙 (yá, phonetic)
Stroke order
呀
Examples
！
Great!
！
Come on!
？
Where are you going?
！
Oh, you have come!
？
What on earth shall we do?
呀 (ya) means ah, oh (softening particle). It is used as a particle in everyday Mandarin speech.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: 呀, 嗯, 问题 and 7 more words.