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啊a

HSK 2.0 · HSK 1 · #29

Modal Particle 啊 (a) - Softening Tone and Expressing Emotion

Meaning: Modal particle 'a' (softening tone / expressing emotion)

Pattern

Exclamatory / Reminder sentence + 啊!

Usage

Placed at the end of a statement or exclamatory sentence to add warmth, emphasis, or emotional nuance.
It undergoes phonetic changes (/ya/, /wa/, /na/...) depending on the preceding syllable.

Examples

1
小心啊！
Xiǎoxīn a!
Be careful!
2
快点儿啊，要迟到了！
Kuài diǎnr a, yào chídào le!
Hurry up, we are going to be late!

Notes

Extremely common in spoken Chinese to increase expressiveness, enthusiasm, and friendliness.

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exclamation

吧 Previous HSK 1 Grammar (HSK 2.0)Next 和

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Particles and Conjunctions

的Possessive / Attributive particle ('s, of)
了Modal particle 'le' (change of state / new situation)
Động từ + 了Aspect particle 'le' (completion of an action)
吧Suggestion / Consultation particle (let's..., right?)
和And / With (conjunction linking equivalent nouns)

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