ya

¹ American  

[yuh] / yə /

pronoun

Informal.

1. you.

   Give me a hand, will ya?

2. your.

   Where's ya brother?

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ya ² American  

[yah] / yɑ /

interjection

Informal.

1. a variant of yeah.

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yā ³ American  

[yah] / yɑ /

noun

1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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YA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. young adult.

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Etymology

Origin of ya¹

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

Origin of yā³

From Arabic

Example Sentences

Would that be worth something to ya, Boyo?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Later in the email, the sender asks: "How's LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" before signing off "see ya A xxx".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

It was nonetheless immortalized in Lightfoot’s lyrics: “At 7 p.m., a main hatchway caved in, he said, ‘Fellas, it’s been good to know ya.’

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

“Man you can’t get No pardon running ya mouth like that,” he wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

"I'd better go. We're leaving to visit my grandparents on the other side of town. I have to change into nicer clothes. See ya at school tomorrow."

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene