{"id":2264,"date":"2022-09-07T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2023-05-19T21:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:43:38","slug":"final-particles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Final Particles 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%95%8A_a\" >\u554a a<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%95%A6_la\" >\u5566 la<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%91%80_ya_%E5%93%87_wa_and_%E5%93%AA_na\" >\u5440 ya,&nbsp;\u54c7 wa, and&nbsp;\u54ea na<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%91%80_ya\" >\u5440 ya<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%93%87_wa\" >\u54c7 wa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%93%AA_na\" >\u54ea na<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#See_some_examples\" >See some examples<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#For_Advance_Learners\" >For Advance Learners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%95%8A_a-2\" >\u554a a<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/final-particles-2\/#%E5%95%A6_la_%E2%80%93_These_usages_only_in_Taiwan\" >\u5566 la\u00a0&#8211; These usages only in Taiwan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Particles in Mandarin Chinese is a nightmare for most Chinese learners. In this article, we will be learning about five final particles: <strong>\u554a a, \u5440 ya, \u54c7 wa, \u54ea na, <\/strong>and<strong> \u5566 la<\/strong>. However, in reality, they are just variations of the same particle.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just in case, I provide an audio file to help you know how we change intonations without changing any tones. Please make sure you\u2019ve read the entire article before you listen to the file.<audio src=\"https:\/\/tiffanymandarin.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/06\/e5958ae595a6.m4a\"><\/audio><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%95%8A_a\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u554a a<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To express exclamation<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It shows the tone of exclamation, excitement, surprisement or enthusiasm, etc. <audio id=\"\u554a1\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u554a1.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u554a1').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00ecb\u011bnr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You are Japanese! (I am surprised that you are Japanese.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You also like cats! (I am so excited that you also like cats!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To express certainty, obviousness or urgency<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u554a2\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u554a2.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u554a2').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I was busy, so I couldn\u2019t go. (obviousness)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Yes! That\u2019s what I said! (both certainty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Tell me! (urgency)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To use in a question indicated a sense of urgency, impatience,&nbsp;annoyance, or concern for the listener.<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u554a3\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u554a3.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u554a3').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You are going or not? (annoyance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What do you want to say? (impatient)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%95%A6_la\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5566 la<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5566 la is the combination of new situation <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/07\/le-in-chinese-1\/\"><strong>\u4e86 le<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and \u554a a<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u55661\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u55661.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u55661').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You don\u2019t love him anymore!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Are you going now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%91%80_ya_%E5%93%87_wa_and_%E5%93%AA_na\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>\u5440 ya<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>\u54c7 wa<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>\u54ea na<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s talk about the last three final particles: <strong>\u5440 ya<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>\u54c7 wa<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>\u54ea na<\/strong>. They are actually sharing the meaning as&nbsp;<strong>\u554a a<\/strong>, and serve as linking sounds between <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u554a an and the preceding character<\/mark><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>When the word before \u554a a is<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+<\/strong> <strong>\u554a a<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>= Linking sounds<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>-i, -\u00fc, -a, -e, -o *<\/td><td>+ \u554a a<\/td><td>= \u5440 ya<\/td><td>du<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u00ec<\/mark> + a = du\u00ec ya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>-u, -ao<\/td><td>+ \u554a a<\/td><td>=<strong> <\/strong>\u54c7 wa<\/td><td>h<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u01ceo<\/mark> + a = h\u01ceo wa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>-n<\/td><td>+ \u554a a<\/td><td>=<strong> <\/strong>\u54ea na<\/td><td>ti\u0101<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">n<\/mark> + a = ti\u0101n na<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The others<\/td><td>+ \u554a a<\/td><td>=<strong> <\/strong>\u554a a<\/td><td>z<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u01d2u<\/mark> + a = z\u01d2u a<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note 1:<\/mark><\/strong> The words &#8216;zhi&#8217;, &#8216;chi&#8217;, &#8216;shi&#8217;, &#8216;ri&#8217;, &#8216;zi&#8217;, &#8216;ci&#8217;, &#8216;si&#8217;, &#8216;ji&#8217;, &#8216;qi&#8217; and &#8216;xi&#8217; do not actually have a distinct &#8216;i&#8217; sound, so it does not affect the pronunciation of the \u554a a sound. For example, in the phrases &#8216;sh\u00ec a&#8217; and &#8216;j\u012b a&#8217;, we simply maintain the sound of \u554a a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note 2: <\/mark><\/strong>When writing the linking sounds, you can choose to use either the original character \u554a a, or the sound-changing characters \u5440 ya, \u54c7 wa, and \u54ea na. However, regardless of which character you choose, you must always pronounce the linking sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%91%80_ya\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5440 ya<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The particle is usually only used after words ending&nbsp;<em>-a, -o, -e, -i, -\u00fc<\/em>.<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u5440\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u5440.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u5440').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5440<\/span><rt>ya<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5440<\/span><rt>ya<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Right!<br><br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5440<\/span><rt>ya<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5440<\/span><rt>ya<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%93%87_wa\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u54c7 wa<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The particle is usually only used after words ending&nbsp;<em>-ao,<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013<em>u<\/em><\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u54c7\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u54c7.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u54c7').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54c7<\/span><rt>wa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54c7<\/span><rt>wa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>OK!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>wa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>wa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%93%AA_na\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u54ea na<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The particle is usually only used after words ending&nbsp;<em>-n<\/em><\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u54ea\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u54ea.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u54ea').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one we rarely use the sound-changing character \u54ea na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7169<\/span><rt>f\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70e6<\/span><rt>f\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You are so annoying!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Oh my gosh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"See_some_examples\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">See some examples<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/e998bfe595a6e5bdb1e78987_mp4_hd.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/13\/a-ya-wa-la-practice\/\">\u554a a \u5440 ya \u54c7 wa \u54ea na \u5566 la Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_Advance_Learners\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:#e6b9c4\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong> For Advance Learners<\/strong> <\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%95%8A_a-2\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u554a a<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To list items<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u554a\u554a\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u554alist.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u554a\u554a').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00edngu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngx\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>There\u2019re so many things in my fridge, such as apples, eggs, beef, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%95%A6_la_%E2%80%93_These_usages_only_in_Taiwan\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#df9797\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>\u5566 la<\/strong><sub>\u00a0<\/sub>&#8211; These usages only in Taiwan<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>To request sb. to do sth.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(in a soft tone, as if begging, not commanding)<\/strong><\/mark> <audio id=\"\u5566\u5566\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u5566soft.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u5566\u5566').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Go with me, please~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u6383<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u626b<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Can we do the cleaning tomorrow, I am so tired today, please~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To show impatience or annoyance.<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u5566\u55661\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u5566-imp.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u5566\u55661').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Hurry up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What the heck are you doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ad4949\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To show modest<\/mark><\/strong> <audio id=\"\u5566\u8c26\u865a\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u5566\u8c26\u865a.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('\u5566\u8c26\u865a').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff5e<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Don\u2019t say that! You are much better than me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>My Chinese is not good! 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