ya
/jɑː/
EN
An informal, conversational contraction or variant of 'you' or 'your' in casual speech. It can also be an informal interjection used to get someone's attention or express agreement.
Hey ya, could you pass the salt please?
Etymology
Originated as a colloquial reduction of the second-person pronoun 'you' in Middle English, reflecting common spoken elision that became standardized as an informal spelling variant by the 19th century.
Translations
简体中文
你,你的,呀
繁體中文
你,你的,呀
日本語
君,あなた,やあ
한국어
너,당신,야
Deutsch
du,ihr,na
Español
tú,oye
Português
você,ei
Français
tu,toi,eh
Tiếng Việt
bạn,mày,này
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