Значення

значень: 8
  1. (interrogative)Marks a yes–no tag question prompting the listener to clarify or confirm something.

    Pitch contour: low-mid /ɑ(ː)˨/, [ä˨]

    You’re dyslexic ah?

  2. (interrogative)Reinforces a short, non-rhetorical wh-question.

    Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/

    How do you delete this row ah?

  3. Emphasizes the need for absolute confirmation, permission or acknowledgment.

    Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/

    Don’t drink and drive ah...

  4. A particle indicating the topic of a sentence from its comment.

    Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/

    The drilling upstairs ah, non-stop leh.

  5. A confirmative final particle used in the middle of a sentence to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

    Pitch contour: rising /ɑ(ː)˨˦/

    Near-synonym: right

  6. (рідкісне)Tagged at the end of non-interrogative sentence to convey a sense of informality or resignation.

    Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/

  7. A vocative particle, used for direct address (over telephone calls, or if the addressee is far away).

    Pitch contour: low-mid /ɑ(ː)˨/

    Hello? Joey ah?

  8. Used as an intensifier in fixed expressions, sometimes exhortative in meaning.

    Pitch contour: mid-falling /ɑ(ː)˧˨/, low-mid /ɑ(ː)˨/

    Heng ah...

Приклади

речень: 199
  1. Ah, I see what you mean.

    ruА, я понял, что ты имеешь в виду.

  2. We heard oohs and ahs from the audience.

  3. Ah, there Tom is.

  4. "Ah" is an interjection.

    ru"Ах" - это междометие.

    de„Ah“ ist eine Interjektion.

  5. Ah, that's much better.

    О, це набагато краще.

    ruО, это намного лучше.

    deAh, das ist viel besser!

Походження

From Hokkien 啊 (--a, a) and Teochew 啊 (a⁷), reinforced by Tamil -ஆ (-ā, etymology 3, parti

From Hokkien 啊 (--a, a) and Teochew 啊 (a⁷), reinforced by Tamil -ஆ (-ā, etymology 3, particle sense 1) among Tamil speakers (Baskaran, 1988).

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