我的妈呀

我的媽呀

wǒdemāya

interjection

Meanings

1 oh my God!
2 holy cow!
3 oh my mother!

Characters

(possessive particle)

(exclamatory particle)

Examples

HSK 1

我的妈呀,这人也太多了吧!

Wǒdemāya, zhè rén yě tài duō le ba!

Holy cow, there are way too many people!

HSK 2

我的妈呀,你怎么穿这么少?

Wǒdemāya, nǐ zěnme chuān zhème shǎo?

Oh my God, how are you wearing so little?

Tips

register

Stronger than plain 妈呀 - used for genuine shock, surprise or dismay. Colloquial and animated; sprinkle it in casual conversation but skip it in business settings. Note the 呀 is there because 妈 ends in -a (the ya/a particle euphony rule).

Stroke Order

我 wǒ

的 de

妈 mā

呀 ya