啦

la

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Particle Very common

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啦

la Particle sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples

啦

lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic)

Definitions

1. sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
2. particle placed after each item in a list of examples

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Common mistakes

啦 is a contraction of 了 and 啊, so it carries the combined meanings; do not use it where only 了 or only 啊 is intended.

Formality

啦 is primarily used in casual speech or informal writing; it is not suitable for formal documents or polite conversation.

Example Sentences

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太好 啦 ！

Great!

買到 啦 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1670076)

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Words Containing 啦

• 啦啦队 啦啦队 lā lā duì: cheerleading squad
• 叭啦狗 叭啦狗 bā lā gǒu: bulldog
• 吧啦吧啦 吧啦吧啦 bā lā bā lā: (loanword) blah blah blah
• 呼啦啦 呼啦啦 hū lā lā: flapping sound
• 呼啦圈 呼啦圈 hū lā quān: hula hoop (loanword)
• 哆啦A梦 哆啦A梦 duō lā a mèng: Doraemon, Japanese manga and anime series character
• 哩哩啦啦 哩哩啦啦 lī lī lā lā: scattered
• 唏哩哗啦 唏哩哗啦 xī lī huā lā: (onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc)
• 啦啦队长 啦啦队长 lā lā duì zhǎng: cheerleader
• 喀啦喀啦 喀啦喀啦 kā lā kā lā: (onom.) clank
• 嘎啦 嘎啦 gā la: (onom.) rumbling
• 嘎啦 嘎啦 gá la: to quarrel (Northeastern Mandarin)
• 哗啦 哗啦 huā lā: (onom.) sound of a crash
• 哗啦 哗啦 huá la: to collapse
• 哗啦一声 哗啦一声 huā lā yī shēng: with a crash
• 哗啦啦 哗啦啦 huā lā lā: (onom.) crashing sound
• 噼里啪啦 噼里啪啦 pī li pā lā: (onom.) to crackle and rattle
• 稀里哗啦 稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā: (onom.) rustling sound
• 霹雳啪啦 霹雳啪啦 pī lì pā lā: see 噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦[pī li pā lā]