y'all

IPA/jɔːl/
KK[jˌɔl]IPA/jɑːl/

y'all — 代名詞

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

1.代名詞A2
釋義

你們

口語裡對一群人說的你們

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.

博物館關門前，你們得把導覽機交回去。

y'all + need to for direct instructions

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

Adaeze 問你們是不是要搭晚班火車回家。

are y'all + -ing question pattern

常見搭配
  • y'all are
  • y'all can
  • y'all need to
  • all y'all
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.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • y'all are
  • y'all can
  • are y'all
  • all y'all