y'all

/jɔːl/ (bre, ipa) · /jɑːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈyȯl/ (ame, mw)

y'all — pronoun

1. a casual way to say 'you' when you are talking to several people together.

1.代名詞A2
釋義

a casual way to say 'you' when you are talking to several people together.

例句

Before the museum closes, y'all need to hand in your audio guides.

y'all + need to for direct instructions

Adaeze asked whether y'all are staying for the late train home.

are y'all + -ing question pattern

同義詞
  • you all

    the full form, less contracted in writing

  • you guys

    informal and common, but some speakers avoid it as less gender-neutral

  • you lot

    informal British plural form with a different regional feel

文法句型

y'all + are

y'all + can

are y'all + -ing

用法筆記

Common in informal American English, especially in the South, and often used when a speaker wants to show clearly that more than one person is being addressed. It normally takes plural agreement: y'all are, y'all have, y'all do.

常見錯誤

❌Y'all is early today.
✅Y'all are early today.
💡This pronoun takes plural verb agreement.
❌Y'all can come in now, Ms Chen.
✅You can come in now, Ms Chen.
💡In this sense, y'all is used when speaking to more than one person.