English · Word Candidate

ya

/jɑː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Yeah; yes.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vâng; có

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InterjectionRegister: informal

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

yea; yes

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vâng; có

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AdverbRegister: UK

Examples

'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, […]'

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đi. (Nói với ngựa và gia súc.)

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InterjectionRegister: informal

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một chữ cái trong bảng chữ cái Cyrillic: Я, я

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ya” mean?

Yeah; yes.

Is “ya” formal or informal?

ya is generally informal.