Pronunciations (5)
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/jɑː/
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/ˈjɑː/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
- West-Country
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/ˈjɐ/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
- West-Country
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/jɑ/
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[jɑː˨˦]
Interjection
Yeah; yes.
Usage- Informal
Adverb
yea; yes
Usage- Northern-England
- Scotland
- UK usage
- West-Country
- dialectal
- not-comparable
- Examples
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'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, […]'
Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.
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Ya, bur 'ee did, […]
Interjection
Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)
Usage- Informal
Noun
A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.
Interjection
Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)
Usage- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Informal
Particle
Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.
Usage- Manglish
- Singlish
- Examples
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More examples (1)
What about yourself Mr Chee, never look a day older, you'll see the rest of us six feet under… Really you look very well. I heard you went for new treatment in Switzerland ya?…