ya (adverb, interjection)

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  1. already
  2. now, right away (e.g. “ya voy” – I’m coming now)
  3. later, soon (with future tense, e.g. “ya lo haré” – I’ll do it later)
  4. yeah, right, I see (as an interjection, expressing acknowledgement or mild disbelief)
  5. ya no: no longer, not anymore
  6. ya que: since, given that

¿Me pones otro café? Este ya está frío.

Can you get me another coffee? This one's gone cold.

No tengo hambre, pues ya comí un bocadillo enorme.

I'm not hungry, since I already ate a huge sandwich.

En este pueblo casi nadie conoce ya los oficios tradicionales.

In this village, almost no one knows the traditional trades anymore.

Levántate ya, el loro lleva media hora gritando tu nombre.

Get up already, the parrot has been shouting your name for half an hour.

Tengo una cita con el dentista y ya estoy sudando frío.

I have a dentist appointment and I'm already breaking into a cold sweat.