modal particle, punctuation, verb, noun, adverb · sentence-final particle acting as a contraction of 了 le and 啊 a, indicating exclamation or a change of state

太好啦！

modal particle · particle placed after each item in a list of examples to indicate items of a similar nature

书啦，报纸啦，放了一地。

verb · a dialectal term meaning to chat or converse

大家围坐在树下啦家常。

onomatopoeia · the sound of singing, cheering, or other rhythmic vocalizations

啦啦啦，小朋友们开心地唱着歌。

onomatopoeia · used in the phonetic transcription of foreign names and loanwords

“马尼拉”的“啦”字在词尾读第一声。