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妈呀

媽呀
māya
interjection

Meanings

  1. 1 mummy!
  2. 2 oh my!
  3. 3 yikes!

Examples

HSK 5
妈呀，吓死我了！
Māya, xià sǐ wǒ le!
Mummy! You scared me to death!
HSK 7-9
妈呀，这辣椒也太辣了。
Māya, zhè làjiāo yě tài là le.
Oh my, this chilli is far too spicy.

Tips

register
Colloquial, slightly childish - fine among friends and family, rarely appropriate in formal speech. In northeastern dialect speakers often stretch it to 妈呀呀 for comic emphasis.

Stroke Order

妈 mā
呀 ya