ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ya

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /jə/ · Part of speech pronoun

Quick meaning: Ya is a pronoun meaning Nonstandard spelling of you.

Meaning

Nonstandard spelling of you.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) Yeah; yes.
  2. (UK dialectal, West Country, Northern England, Scotland) yea; yes
  3. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)
  4. Nonstandard spelling of your.
  5. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.
  6. (informal, Singapore, Malaysia) Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)
  7. (Singlish, Manglish) Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.

Example Sentences

Ya, bur 'ee did, […]
Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, […]'

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dong, pe, yes, yup, yah, aye.

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