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呀

ya

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
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Already afternoon

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)呀(ya)？

    Where do you want to go today?

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)呀(ya)，天气(tiānqì)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)！

    To the seaside, of course, the weather is so nice!

  3. Dengdeng

    海边(hǎibiān)人多(rénduō)呀(ya)。

    The seaside is crowded, you know.

  4. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)呀(ya)。

    No problem, we will just go earlier.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)呀(ya)！可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)下午(xiàwǔ)了(le)呀(ya)。

    Good! But it is already afternoon now!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪(nǎ)儿(r)呀(ya)？

Where do you want to go today?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)把(bǎ)文(wén)件(jiàn)存(cún)在(zài)哪(nǎ)个(gè)文(wén)件(jiàn)夹(jiā)里(lǐ)了(le)呀(ya)？

In which folder did you save the file?

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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