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呀 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say ya slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“呀”是一个语气词，用在句子末尾，表示惊讶、感叹或强调。比如，看到漂亮的花，可以说：“好美呀！”
“Ya” shì yī gè yǔqìcí, yòng zài jùzi mòwěi, biǎoshì jīngyà, gǎntàn huò qiángdiào. Bǐrú, kàndào piàoliang de huā, kěyǐ shuō: “Hǎo měi ya!”
"Ya" is a particle used at the end of a sentence to express surprise, exclamation, or emphasis. For example, seeing a beautiful flower, you can say: "How beautiful!"
Context note
在和朋友聊天时，我们常用“呀”来表达开心的心情。比如，朋友说：“今天我们去公园玩呀！”
Zài hé péngyou liáotiān shí, wǒmen cháng yòng “ya” lái biǎodá kāixīn de xīnqíng. Bǐrú, péngyou shuō: “Jīntiān wǒmen qù gōngyuán wán ya!”
When chatting with friends, we often use "ya" to express happy feelings. For example, a friend says: "Let's go to the park today!"
5 examples
这个蛋糕真好吃呀！
zhè ge dàn gāo zhēn hǎo chī ya！
This cake is really delicious!
你来得真早呀！
nǐ lái de zhēn zǎo ya！
You came really early!
好大的雨呀！
hǎo dà de yǔ ya！
What heavy rain!
我们一起唱歌呀！
wǒ men yì qǐ chàng gē ya！
Let's sing together!
这只小猫真可爱呀！
zhè zhī xiǎo māo zhēn kě ài ya！
This kitten is so cute!
5 mini stories
小明看到一只蝴蝶，他说：“好漂亮呀！”蝴蝶飞走了。
xiǎo míng kàn dào yì zhī hú dié， tā shuō： “ hǎo piào liang ya！ ” hú dié fēi zǒu le。
Xiao Ming saw a butterfly, he said: "How beautiful!" The butterfly flew away.
小红考试得了100分，她高兴地说：“我考了100分呀！”妈妈笑了。
xiǎo hóng kǎo shì dé le 1 0 0 fēn， tā gāo xìng dì shuō： “ wǒ kǎo le 1 0 0 fēn ya！ ” mā ma xiào le。
Xiao Hong got 100 points on the test, she happily said: "I got 100 points!" Mom smiled.
今天天气真好呀！我们去放风筝吧。
jīn tiān tiān qì zhēn hǎo ya！ wǒ men qù fàng fēng zheng ba。
The weather is really nice today! Let's go fly a kite.
小狗跑得真快呀！它追上了球。
xiǎo gǒu pǎo dé zhēn kuài ya！ tā zhuī shàng le qiú。
The puppy runs really fast! It caught up with the ball.
这个礼物真大呀！里面是什么？
zhè ge lǐ wù zhēn dà ya！ lǐ miàn shì shén me？
This gift is really big! What's inside?