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* 你好 <em>啊</em>! <span class="expl">(Hey, how're you doing!)</span><span class="trans">Hey, hello!</span>
 
* 你好 <em>啊</em>! <span class="expl">(Hey, how're you doing!)</span><span class="trans">Hey, hello!</span>
 
* 对 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Banging fist on table...Yeah, you're right!)</span><span class="trans">Right!</span>
 
* 对 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Banging fist on table...Yeah, you're right!)</span><span class="trans">Right!</span>
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* 你 的 男朋友 真 帅 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Upon seeing a picture of the said boyfriend.)</span><span class="trans">Your boyfriend's so handsome!</span>
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* 你 的 男朋友 真 帅 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Upon seeing a picture of the said boyfriend.)</span><span class="trans">Your boyfriend's so handsome!</span>
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* 好<em>啊</em>，好<em>啊</em>！我去！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 这里好漂亮<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 这个菜好好吃<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 哇，好香<em>啊</em>！什么东西？<span class="trans"></span>
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* 没问题<em>啊</em>！我帮你。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 好吵<em>啊</em>！我们走吧。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 学中文真难<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
 
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* 小心 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Careful!) </span><span class="trans">Be careful!</span>
 
* 小心 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Careful!) </span><span class="trans">Be careful!</span>
 
* 快点 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Come on, get on with it!)</span><span class="trans">Quickly!</span>
 
* 快点 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Come on, get on with it!)</span><span class="trans">Quickly!</span>
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* 这个人好没礼貌<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 不要忘了开会<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我们都去<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 不知道<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 可以<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
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* 你吃<em>啊</em>！不要不好意思。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 天天加班，累<em>啊</em>！<span class="trans"></span>
  
 
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* 你 走 不 走 <em>啊</em>！<span class="expl">(Are you going or what??)</span><span class="trans">You going or not going!</span>
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* 你 走 不 走 <em>啊</em>？<span class="expl">(Are you going or what??)</span><span class="trans">You going or not going？</span>
 
* 你 去 哪儿 <em>啊</em>？<span class="expl">(Where are you going??)</span><span class="trans">You going where?</span>
 
* 你 去 哪儿 <em>啊</em>？<span class="expl">(Where are you going??)</span><span class="trans">You going where?</span>
 
* 你 怎么样 <em>啊</em>？<span class="expl">(So how have you been?)</span><span class="trans">How have you been?</span>
 
* 你 怎么样 <em>啊</em>？<span class="expl">(So how have you been?)</span><span class="trans">How have you been?</span>
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* 你是谁<em>啊</em>？<span class="trans"></span>
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* 谁说的<em>啊</em>？<span class="trans"></span>
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* 你来这里干吗<em>啊</em>？<span class="trans"></span>
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* 你傻<em>啊</em>？<span class="trans"></span>
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* 看什么<em>啊</em>？没见过漂亮姑娘<em>啊</em>？<span class="trans"></span>
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* 他们结婚了？真的<em>啊</em>？<span class="trans"></span>
  
 
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Revision as of 08:39, 16 October 2013

The interjection 啊 (ā) is often added to the end of sentences to add a tone of urgency, exclamation or excitement. However, the exact meaning often depends on context.

啊 expressing exclamation

When used like this, 啊 is placed at the end of a statement and has a tone of exclamation, excitement or enthusiasm.

  • 你好 啊! (Hey, how're you doing!)Hey, hello!
  • 对 啊！(Banging fist on table...Yeah, you're right!)Right!
  • 你 的 男朋友 真 帅 啊！(Upon seeing a picture of the said boyfriend.)Your boyfriend's so handsome!
  • 好啊，好啊！我去！
  • 这里好漂亮啊！
  • 这个菜好好吃啊！
  • 哇，好香啊！什么东西？
  • 没问题啊！我帮你。
  • 好吵啊！我们走吧。
  • 学中文真难啊！

啊 expressing certainty or urgency

啊 can also add a sense of certainty or urgency to a statement, sometimes with the feeling of an order.

  • 是 啊，我 也 觉得！(Definitely, I agree!)It is, I agree!
  • 小心 啊！(Careful!) Be careful!
  • 快点 啊！(Come on, get on with it!)Quickly!
  • 这个人好没礼貌啊！
  • 不要忘了开会啊！
  • 我们都去啊！
  • 不知道啊！
  • 可以啊！
  • 你吃啊！不要不好意思。
  • 天天加班，累啊！

啊 used in questions

Finally, it can be used with questions, again with a sense of urgency or concern for the listener.

  • 你 走 不 走 啊？(Are you going or what??)You going or not going？
  • 你 去 哪儿 啊？(Where are you going??)You going where?
  • 你 怎么样 啊？(So how have you been?)How have you been?
  • 你是谁啊？
  • 谁说的啊？
  • 你来这里干吗啊？
  • 你傻啊？
  • 看什么啊？没见过漂亮姑娘啊？
  • 他们结婚了？真的啊？

This is very similar to one of the usages of 呢, but has an added sense of urgency.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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