English

1. exclamatory particle
2. interjection of surprise
3. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
4. interjection of surprise or doubt
5. interjection or grunt of agreement
6. modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
7. 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)
8. Ah!
9. Eh?
10. Eh?
11. uhm
12. used at the end of the utterance for plain questions
13. Oh!
14. what?
15. My!
16. Ah, OK
17. used as an enumeration marker, added to the end of each item
18. what's up?
19. expression of recognition
20. used to express annoyance when pronounced in an elongated way
21. Oh, it's you!
22. sound of screaming: ahh!unreviewed?

粵語

1. 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）
2. 用喺各種一般問句
3. 列舉嘅時候，加喺每個項目之後
4. 拉長嚟講嘅時候，表示唔耐煩
5. 大叫嘅聲音unreviewed?

Variants

• 阿semantic variant

Words containing 啊

• 點啊dim2 aa3

  an informal greeting; "how are you doing?", "how are things?"

• 係啊hai6 aa3

  Correct. You're right. Yes. Used when you agree with what another person says.

• 啊你aa3 nei5
• 沒啊mut6 aa3
• 天啊tin1 aa1

  good heavens!; oh my God!

• 咩啊me1 aa3

  What?

• 未啊mei6 aa3
• 拉啊laai1 aa3
• 啊呀aa1 aa1

  interjection of surprise

• 啊嘛aa6 maa5
• 壞啊waai6 aa3
• 知啊zi1 aa3
• 點係啊dim2 hai6 aa3

  a saying akin to ''you're too kind''

• 貴啊gwai3 aa3
• 洗啊sai2 aa3
• 啊吓aa3 haa2
• 可以啊ho2 ji5 aa3
• 抽啊cau1 aa3
• 食啊sik6 aa3
• 香港啊hoeng1 gong2 aa2
• 喂啊wai3 aa3
• 啊喲aa1 jo1

  interjection of surprise or pain

• 抵啊dai2 aa3
• 嗚啊wu1 aa3