啊 (aa1 aa2 aa6 | a1 a2 a4 a5) : ah, oh; eh, what; well, okay

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啊

aa1 aa2 aa6

a1 a2 a4 a5

[粵] aa1 | [國] a1
[interjection] ah; oh - used to express surprise or appreciation

[粵] aa2 | [國] a2
[interjection] eh, what - used to press for an answer or ask for a repetition of sth just said

[粵] aa6 | [國] a4
[interjection] well, okay; oh, ah - used to express consent or sudden realization

[國] a5 - Mandarin only | [粵] 呀
[final particle] used to express urge, doubt, etc or in enumerating items

In Cantonese, 啊 is mainly used as an interjection while 呀 as a final particle. However, some people prefer using 啊 instead of 呀 in every sense of final particle.

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

啊

This word has been viewed 16708 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Dec 2011 04:43

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阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies!
[Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]

妹妹，你真係好叻啊！粵
You're really smart, little sis!
[Lit. Younger sister, you really very clever!]

你係咪真係完全明白啊？粵
Do you really understand everything?

做乜嚇成噉樣啊？粵
Why are you so frightened?
[Lit. do what scare completely this-way [particle]?]

我今日好黑仔啊！粵
I'm so unlucky today!

你瞓得好唔好啊? 粵
Did you sleep well?

你想入幾多油啊？粵
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?

你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

假期有乜搞作啊？粵
What are your plans for the holidays?

我的老天爺啊！國
Oh, my God!

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