Word: 呀 (ya, yā)

一点小事，你嚷什么呀？

Yìdiǎn xiǎoshì, nǐ rǎng shénme ya?

It's just a small thing, so why are you making such a fuss?

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?

你今天想去哪儿呀？

Nǐ jīntiān xiǎng qù nǎr ya?

Where do you want to go today?

你们有几个姐妹呀？

Nǐmen yǒu jǐ ge jiěmèi ya?

How many sisters do you have?

你们现在在哪儿呀？

Nǐmen xiànzài zài nǎr ya?

Where are you now?

你去哪里呀？

Nǐ qù nǎlǐ ya?

Where are you going?

你在哪儿找到他的照片的呀？

Nǐ zài nǎr zhǎodào tā de zhàopiān de ya?

Where did you find his photo?

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?

你有多环保呀？

Nǐ yǒu duō huánbǎo ya?

How green are you?

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?

你现在有几块电池呀？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu jǐ kuài diànchí ya?

How many batteries do you have right now?

你的床有多大呀？

Nǐ de chuáng yǒu duō dà ya?

How big is your bed?

你的袜子破了一个洞呀。

Nǐ de wàzi pòle yí gè dòng ya.

There is a hole in your sock.

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?

先生您在找什么呀？

Xiānsheng nín zài zhǎo shénme ya?

What are you looking for, sir?

厕所在哪里呀？

Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ ya?

Where's the toilet?

呀，你人真好。

Ya, nǐ rén zhēn hǎo.

My, but you're nice.

多让人不解呀！

Duō ràng rén bùjiě ya!

What a puzzle.

她们在哪儿找到的呀？

Tāmen zài nǎr zhǎodào de ya?

Where did they find it?

她们在抗议啥呀？

Tāmen zài kàngyì shá ya?

What are they protesting against?

宇宙里有多少个星系呀？

Yǔzhòu lǐ yǒu duōshǎo gè xīngxì ya?

How many galaxies are there in the universe?

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?

我们为什么会做梦呀？

Wǒmen wèishénme huì zuòmèng ya?

Why do we have dreams?

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!

我们在哪儿呀？

Wǒmen zài nǎr ya?

Where are we?

我们在哪儿能找到你呀？

Wǒmen zài nǎr néng zhǎodào nǐ ya?

Where can we find you?

我时间来不及啦，你快一点呀！

Wǒ shíjiān láibùjí la, nǐ kuài yìdiǎn ya!

I don't have enough time, hurry up!

我能把自行车停哪儿呀？

Wǒ néng bǎ zìxíngchē tíng nǎr ya?

Where can I put the bike?

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?

美国使馆在哪儿呀？

Měiguó shǐguǎn zài nǎr ya?

Where is the American embassy?

若有大地震，房屋会倒塌呀！

Ruò yǒu dà dìzhèn, fángwū huì dǎotā ya!

If there's a big earthquake, the house could really collapse!

请问票在哪儿买呀？

Qǐngwèn piào zài nǎr mǎi ya?

Where can I buy a ticket?

这个字的意思是什么呀？

Zhège zì de yìsi shì shénme ya?

What does this word mean?

这些孩子多可爱呀！

Zhèxiē háizi duō kě'ài ya!

These children are so cute!

这儿离车站有多远呀？

Zhèr lí chēzhàn yǒu duō yuǎn ya?

How far is it from here to the station?

这句话是什么意思呀？

Zhè jù huà shì shénme yìsi ya?

What does this sentence mean?

这栋楼有多高呀？

Zhè dòng lóu yǒu duō gāo ya?

How tall is this building?

那些人在干啥呀？

Nèixiē rén zài gàn shá ya?

What are those people doing?

那件毛衣不错呀！

Nà jiàn máoyī búcuò ya!

That sweater is nice.

那好丢脸呀。

Nà hǎo diūliǎn ya.

It's so embarrassing.

那里弄什么呀？

Nàli nòng shénme ya?

What're you doing there?