Word: 呀 (ya, yā) 呀 dictionary entry ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) yā ah (used to express surprise); creaking Full dictionary entry for 呀 Example sentences using 呀 22 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 今天是周几呀？ Jīntiān shì zhōu jǐ ya? Which day of the week is it? 你为什么把灯打开了呀？ Nǐ wèishénme bǎ dēng dǎkāile ya? Why did you turn on the light? 你去哪里呀？ Nǐ qù nǎlǐ ya? Where are you going? 你在哪座城市呀？ Nǐ zài nǎ zuò chéngshì ya? In which city are you? 你在学校学些什么呀？ Nǐ zài xuéxiào xué xiē shénme ya? What are you learning at school? 你每个月花多少钱呀？ Nǐ měige yuè huā duōshǎo qián ya? How much money do you spend in a month? 你的床有多大呀？ Nǐ de chuáng yǒu duō dà ya? How big is your bed? 你真的想着要搬到波士顿呀。 Nǐ zhēnde xiǎngzhe yào bān dào Bōshìdùn ya. You really wanted to move to Boston. 你需要多少呀？ Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo ya? How much do you need? 先生您在找甚么呀？ Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya? What are you looking for, sir? 呀，你人真好。 Ya, nǐ rén zhēn hǎo. My, but you're nice. 床上的那是什么呀？ Chuáng shàng de nà shì shénme ya? What's that lying on the bed? 您在哪些国家居住过呀？ Nín zài nǎxiē guójiā jūzhùguo ya? What countries have you lived in? 我不来谁来呀？ Wǒ bù lái shéi lái ya? If I don't come, who will? 我们以为是谁，原来是您呀！ Wǒmen yǐwéi shì shéi, yuánlái shì nín ya! We were wondering who it was, and it turns out that it was you! 时间过得多快呀。 Shíjiān guò de duō kuài ya. How time flies! 没有关系呀。 Méiyǒu guānxi ya. Never mind. 生什么气呀？ Shēng shénme qì ya? Why are you angry? 这个字的意思是什么呀？ Zhège zì de yìsi shì shénme ya? What does this word mean? 这句话是什么意思呀？ Zhè jù huà shì shénme yìsi ya? What does this sentence mean? 那些人在干啥呀？ Nèixiē rén zài gàn shá ya? What are those people doing? 那里弄什么呀？ Nàli nòng shénme ya? What're you doing there?