Mandarin words by Pinyin

►a* ​啊 {A} m.p. (used as phrase suffix) ①(in enumeration) ‖ Qián ∼, shū ∼, biǎo ∼, wǒ dōu diū le. 钱∼, 书∼, 表∼, 我都丢了。 Money, books, watch, I lost everything. ②(in direct address and exclamation) ‖ Lǎo Wáng ∼, zhè kě bùxíng ∼! 老王∼, 这可不行∼! Wang, this won't do! ③(indicating obviousness/impatience) ‖ Lái ∼! 来∼! Come on! ④(for confirmation) ‖ Nǐ bù lái ∼? 你不来∼? So you're not coming? See also ¹ā See also á See also ǎ See also à