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<p>The interjection 啊 (a) is often added to the end of sentences to
add a tone of urgency, exclamation or excitement. However, the
exact meaning often depends on context.</p>
<h2 id="啊-a-expressing-exclamation">啊 (a) Expressing
Exclamation</h2>
<p>When used like this, 啊 (a) is placed at the end of a statement
and has a tone of exclamation, excitement or enthusiasm. (In a lot
of cases, the only English "translation" you can offer is an
exclamation point.)</p>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>对 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="expl">Banging fist on
table...</span><span class="pinyin">Duì <em>a</em>!</span>
<span class="trans">You're right!</span></li>
<li>这里 好 漂亮 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ hǎo piàoliang
<em>a</em>!</span><span class="trans">This place is so
pretty!</span></li>
<li>你 家 真 大 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā zhēn dà
<em>a</em>!</span> <span class="trans">Your house is so
big.</span></li>
<li>学 中文 真 难 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Xué Zhōngwén zhēn nán
<em>a</em>!</span> <span class="trans">Learning Chinese is so
hard!</span></li>
<li>好 香 <em>啊</em> ！什么东西 ？ <span class="pinyin">Hǎo xiāng
<em>a</em>! Shénme dōngxi?</span> <span class="trans">It smells
great! What is it?</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="啊-a-expressing-certainty-or-urgency">啊 (a) Expressing
Certainty or Urgency</h2>
<p>啊 (a) can also add a sense of certainty or urgency to a
statement, sometimes with the feeling of an order.</p>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>是 <em>啊</em> ，我 也 觉得 ！<span class="pinyin">Shì <em>a</em>, wǒ
yě juéde!</span> <span class="trans">Definitely, I think so
too!</span></li>
<li>行 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Xíng
<em>a</em>!</span><span class="trans">All right!</span></li>
<li>可以 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Kěyǐ <em>a</em>!</span>
<span class="trans">It's fine!</span></li>
<li>小心 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Xiǎoxīn <em>a</em>!</span>
<span class="trans">Be careful!</span></li>
<li>吃 <em>啊</em> ！<span class="pinyin">Chī <em>a</em>!</span>
<span class="trans">Eat some!</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="啊-a-used-in-questions">啊 (a) Used in Questions</h2>
<p>Finally, it can be used with questions, again with a sense of
urgency or concern for the listener.</p>
<h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>你 走 不 走 <em>啊</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zǒu bu zǒu
<em>a</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Are you going or
what?</span></li>
<li>你 吃 不 吃 <em>啊</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ chī bu chī
<em>a</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Are you eating or
not?</span></li>
<li>谁 说 的 <em>啊</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Shéi shuō de
<em>a</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Who said so?</span></li>
<li>你 傻 <em>啊</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shǎ <em>a</em>?</span>
<span class="trans">What are you, stupid?</span></li>
<li>看 什么 <em>啊</em> ？没 见 过 漂亮 姑娘 <em>啊</em> ？ <span class=
"pinyin">Kàn shénme <em>a</em>? Méi jiàn guo piàoliang gūniang
<em>a</em>?</span><span class="trans">What are you looking at? Have
you never seen a pretty girl before?</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="Questions_with_ne" title="wikilink">Questions with
ne</a></li>
<li><a href="Suggestions_with_ba" title="wikilink">Suggestions with
ba</a></li>
<li><a href="Listing_Things_with_&quot;a&quot;" title=
"wikilink">Listing Things with "a"</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)"
title="wikilink">A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners
(外国人实用汉语语法)</a> (pp.142-3) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;asin=B001J0ADWA&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title=
"wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (pp. 51-4)
<a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0887276881">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:_A2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
A2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Particles" title=
"wikilink">Category: Particles</a></p>
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