Egy people, my friend said to me, "Ya (my name), wake up.". What does the "Ya" Mean?

Question

Egy people, my friend said to me, "Ya (my name), wake up.". What does the "Ya" Mean?

Answer 1

ya means like " hey "

you know .. we say "ya youssef esha "

that means to you "hey joseph wake up" just an example

i think this is easy to you to understand

don't you say it like that ?!

Answer 2

its just like

"HEY BOB,"

ya is sorta like hey,,....an then what ever your name or w/e

Answer 3

ya is an article which we use in calling people

for example

when  call your friend alex

in english u say ''alex''

but in arabic we say''ya alex''

i hope i helped

Answer 4

YA , means im addressing you , and i add the name .

this is the vocative voice , the addressee .

in English we dont have this voice , but in Arabic we like to attract the attention of the addressed person/ animal

Answer 5

It means oh. like... "Oh Jane, wake up!"

Answer 6

It's a word used to attract your attention before talking to you....

Answer 7

it is like: "Bob" = "ya Bob"

Answer 8

"Ya" is a tool of calling..

like "hey"..

i guess its too obvious =)