ya

/ˈʝa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝa], /ˈʝa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝa]

already, now


Examples
  • Ya está durmiendo.

    He is already sleeping.

  • No me pidas perdón. La cagada ya está hecha.

    Don't ask me for forgiveness. What's been done has been done.

  • Lo siento, ya tengo novia.

    I'm sorry, but I already have a girlfriend.

  • Creí que para ahora Tom ya habría encontrado a María.

    I thought Tom would have found Mary by now.

  • Para cuando Tom se dio cuenta de lo que estaba sucediendo, la policía ya había arrestado a Mary.

    By the time Tom realized what was going on, the police had already arrested Mary.

  • ¿Ya terminaste tu tarea?

    Have you finished your homework already?

  • Él ya no es miembro de nuestro club.

    He is no longer a member of our club.

  • Ya eran pasada las siete, y la oscuridad se devoraba lentamente las casas y las calles.

    It was already past seven, and the darkness slowly consumed the houses and the streets.

  • Ya no puedo beber más.

    I can't drink any more.

  • ¿Ha llegado ya el correo?

    Has the mail come yet?

  • Tom ya ha terminado el libro que empezó a leer anoche.

    Tom has already finished the book he started reading last night.

  • Cuando llegó a la estación el tren ya había salido.

    When he got to the station, the train had already left.

  • Ya está bueno que hagan espacio para gente joven.

    It's high time to make room for young people.

  • Nuestra memoria es como un colador, ya que olvidamos casi la mitad de lo que aprendemos dentro de los primeros veinte minutos.

    Our memory is like a sieve, as we forget almost half of what we have learned within the first twenty minutes.

  • Ya no lo aguanto más.

    I cannot bear it any longer.

  • ¿Llamaste a Lucy ya?

    Have you called Lucy yet?

  • Ya que no podemos contar con ninguna ayuda de los demás, vamos a tratar de hacerlo lo mejor posible.

    Since we can expect no help from others, let's try to do our best.

  • Ya cené.

    I've already had my supper.

  • Las faldas cortas ya pasaron de moda.

    Short skirts are already out of fashion.

  • Ya llevo aquí dos horas.

    I have already been here for two hours.


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