ạ

Meaning

1. polite ending

   particle

   Goes last, after the address word, to add respect when you speak to someone older or senior: Em chào chị ạ. It changes nothing else in the sentence.

   In Saigon, politeness rests mostly on dạ at the start; ạ is heard there too, and far more in Hà Nội.

   • Dạ, em hiểu rồi ạ.

     Yes, I understand.

   • Bác khỏe không ạ?

     Are you keeping well?

   politeGrammar: Polite ending to elders: … ạ