ya

¹

[ yuh ]

pronounInformal.

you: Give me a hand, will ya?
your: Where's ya brother?

Origin of ya

¹

First recorded in 1820–25; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of you and your in continuous rapid speech

Other definitions for ya (2 of 4)

ya²

[ yah ]

interjectionInformal.

a variant of yeah.

Other definitions for YA (3 of 4)

YA

abbreviation

young adult.

Other definitions for yā (4 of 4)

yā

[ yah ]

noun

the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of yā

⁴

From Arabic

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How to use ya in a sentence

"Yas, suh," answered Mattie, still breathing heavily from her hurried return from No. 5.
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"Yas," chuckled the old man at the way his son was drifting into the situation—thinking about granny!
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Yas, ets a fine evenin--a fine evenin to put geese-feathers onto rebel birds like ye!
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Dat what de ornator say in de speech f'm de back er de groce'y wagon, yas'm, a great intrus' in a man's life.
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Well ma'am, 'cordin' to dat gyahd, one er dem Dagoes like ter go inter fits all day yas'day.
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