Meaning
(onomat.); (phonetic); (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood); fusion of le + a
Chinese: 语气助词，常用于句末。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “la” becomes a different word in each tone. 啦 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 啦啦队lā lā duìcheerleading squad
- 卡啦kǎ lācrispy, deep-fried
- 呼啦啦hū lā lāflapping sound
- 啦啦队长lā lā duì zhǎngcheerleader
- 吧啦吧啦bā lā bā lā(loanword) blah blah blah
More Words
Example Sentence
太好啦，我们终于成功了！Tài hǎo la, wǒ men zhōng yú chéng gōng le!Great, we finally succeeded!
太Tàitoo好hǎogood啦la(onom.) sound of singing, ，我们wǒ menwe终于zhōng yúat last成功chéng gōngto succeed了le(completed action)！