Word · Frequency #6756
ma
/mɑ/
noun
妈；妈妈
informal term for a mother
多用于口语，较 mother 更亲切非正式
- 1.
May.
五月
- 2.
Negative space in Japanese art.
日本艺术中的留白
- 3.
informal terms for a mother
对母亲的非正式称呼
- 4.
a master's degree in arts and sciences
文理硕士学位
- 5.
one thousandth of an ampere
一安培的千分之一
文理硕士；毫安；毫安培；五月；留白；日本艺术中的留白
In use
My ma always leaves a light on for me when I come home late.
I asked my ma for her recipe, and she wrote it down on a card.
It was my ma who taught me to ride a bike.
Ma, [clause]
呼语，直接称呼母亲。
Ma, I'm hungry.
妈，我饿了。
possessive determiner + ma
所有格后接妈，口语常用。
I told my ma.
我告诉我妈了。
Common mistakes
I have a ma.I have a mom.
“ma”是口语中对母亲的亲切称呼，通常不用不定冠词a修饰，而“mom”是更自然的形式。
The mas are here.
Connections
Collocations
- my ma
- 我妈妈
- My ma is the best cook in the world.我妈妈是世界上最好的厨师。
- your ma
- 你妈妈
- Is your ma coming to the party?你妈妈来参加聚会吗？
- ma's house
- 妈妈家
- We are having dinner at ma's house tonight.我们今晚在妈妈家吃晚饭。
- ma said
- 妈妈说
- Ma said to clean your room.妈妈说要打扫你的房间。
- ma and pa
- 爹妈
- Ma and pa are coming to visit next week.爹妈下周要来看望我们。
- ma's love
- 妈妈的爱
Learner notes
Memory Tip
英文'ma'即中文'妈'的拼音，记住声音相同。
Context & Register
通常用于非正式场合，如家庭内部或与亲近朋友交谈时，是比较亲昵的称呼。
Grammar Note
表示“母亲”时常用于口语非正式场合；表示“文学硕士”时通常写作 MA，表示“毫安”时通常写作 mA。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words have the same stressed vowel /ɑ/ and rhyme with 'ma'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.