Listing things with "a"
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When listing nouns belonging to a certain category, 啊 (a) can be added to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a list of things.
Structure
A 啊, B 啊, C 啊⋯⋯
Examples
- 我们 什么 零食 都 有,花生 啊,瓜子 啊,薯片 啊,你 随便 吃 吧。We have all sorts of snacks: peanuts, roasted seeds, chips, go ahead and eat whatever you want.
- 椅子 啊,桌子 啊,电脑 啊 什么的 都 买 好 了,现在 办公室 只 差 招 员工 了!Chairs, tables, computers, and so on have all been bought. Now the office only needs to hire workers!
- 春节 啊,中秋节 啊,端午节 啊,都 是 中国 重要 的 节日。
- 这 首 歌 太 火 了,路上 啊,车上 啊,电视上 啊,都 在 放 这 首 歌。
- 春节 啊,中秋节 啊,端午节 啊,都 是 中国 重要 的 节日。
- 《发展 汉语》 啊, 《实用 汉语 课本》 啊,我 都 学 过,没 用!"Developing Chinese" and "The Practical Chinese Reader," we've studied both of them, they won't help.
- 你 去 上海 啊,杭州 啊,南京 啊都 很 方便 的。
- 春节 啊,中秋节 啊,端午节 啊,都 是 中国 重要 的 节日。
As in the second example, the list can be followed by 什么的, but is not generally followed by 等 as this feels too formal.
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Sources and Further Reading
- 现代汉语八百词 (pp. 47) 卓越汉语-公司实战篇 →buy