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.
- 我们 什么 零食 都 有,花生 啊,瓜子 啊,薯片 啊,你 随便 吃 吧。
- 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!
- 发展 汉语 啊, 实用 汉语 课本 啊,我 都 学 过,没 用!
As in the first example, the list can be followed by 什么的, but is not generally followed by 等 as this feels too formal.