English
- particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis
- ah (used to express surprise)
- (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- 1. In rhetorical question, it is used as an interrogative word; (interjection) 1. Oh! 2. Wow!
- used at the end of sentence to express that the speaker "got the message" or has realised something, and to seek confirmation by repeating the information
- used to change a statement into a question to ask for confirmation
- used at the end of a response to signal that the utterance reflects the speaker's knowledge, view or feeling (this can be seen as the default particle if no other intonation or final particle is more appropriate)
- (Cant.) slurred form of the number ten
- (onom.) creaking
- to express a questioning attitude at the end of an utterance when correcting someone
- used with the adverb 都 (even) to express helplessness
- used at the end of the utterance for plain questions
- used at the end of sentence to confirm whether the worst-case scenario has happened; usually used with negative sentences
- used as an enumeration marker, added to the end of each item
- can be used in combination with other particles to form composite particles
- used to express annoyance when pronounced in an elongated way
粵語
- 放喺句尾,用嚟表達自己啱啱明白咗啲嘢,複述多次去確認
- 以疑問嘅語氣請對方確認、向對方求證
- 回應時用喺句尾,標記呢句反映自己知道嘅嘢、觀點或者感覺(可以當係預設嘅助詞,冇其他啱用嘅句調、句末助詞嗰陣就會加)
- 更正對方嘅時候,放喺句尾用嚟表達質疑嘅態度
- 同副詞「都」一齊用,表示無可奈何
- 用喺各種一般問句
- 放喺句尾,用嚟確認最壞嘅情況有冇發生;通常同否定句一齊用
- 列舉嘅時候,加喺每個項目之後
- 可以加喺其他助詞後面,組成複合助詞
- 拉長嚟講嘅時候,表示唔耐煩
As a component in
Words containing 呀
- 點呀dim2 aa4
so?; how about?
- 係呀hai6 aa4
yes
- 哎呀aai1 aa4
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
- 咩呀me1 aa4
what? [colloquial]
- 呀嘛aa6 maa5
used at the end of sentence to express that the speaker "got the message" or has realised something, and to seek confirmation by repeating the information
- 喂呀wai3 aa4
- 嗚呀wu1 aa4
- 唔係呀m4 hai6 aa4
surely it can't be; it can't be true, can it?; you must be kidding; you gotta be serious; seriously? you got to be kidding!; really? That can't be! [colloquial]
- 牙呀仔ngaa4 ngaa1 zai2
infant (old slang)
- 對呀deoi3 aa3
that's right; yes [written and colloquial]
- 好呀hou2 aa3
adj; OK
- 啊呀aa1 aa1
interjection of surprise
- 天呀tin1 aa1
Heavens!
- 講嘢呀gong2 je5 aa4
you talking? (in a challenging
- 急呀gap1 aa4
- 點係呀dim2 hai6 aa3
a saying akin to ''you're too kind''
- 呀爸aa4 baa1
- 屌呀diu2 aa4
- 深圳呀sam1 zan3 aa4
- 乜料呀mat1 liu2 aa3
what's up?; what's the situation?; what do you want?; what's new? [colloquial]
- 啤咩呀be1 me1 aa4
used to challenge someone who is staring or is accused of so; "who / what are you staring at?"
- 得未呀dak1 mei6 aa3
are you ready yet?; is it ready yet?; is it done yet? [colloquial]
- 卅呀saa1 aa6
thirty-… [colloquial]
- 吱呀zi1 aa1
(onom.) creaking