好, 是, 對 with 啊, 吧, 的, 了

[Daniel Preston]

Hello everyone! Curious if any of you have some good resources or thoughts on how 啊, 吧, 的, 了effect the words 好, 是, 對.

I have struggled with understanding their differences and use in the language.

 

I was just talking to a local today in Taiwan that summarized them like this but we were unsure of how accurate it is.

 

好啊: Informal Active Yes/Okay!

好吧: Reluctant Yes

好的: Formal Yes/Okay

好了: Somethings Done or Enough

 

是啊: Informal Active "Yes It Is "

是吧: I think it is, kind of, sorta, not 100% sure

是的: Formal "Yes It Is"

是了: Not used

 

對啊: Informal Active Correct/Right

對吧: That is probably correct

對的: Formal Correct/Right

對了: By the way

 

I am also a little unsure of what he intended by "Active" in each set of 啊. In 好 he said it was more a positive affirmative than saying 好的. 

 

​Help appreciated!

[Publius]

I don't know if it's of any help, but to me

好啊 can mean "Okay, let's do it!" or "Bring it on!" depending on the context.

是啊 has an undertone of slight irritation -- "What else can it be?" or "Isn't it what I said?"

[roddy]

I think with many of these they can mean almost anything, based on tone and context. Listen to how they're used, then copy that. 

[Yadang]

There's also:

 

好喔 The same as 好啊 I think

 

是喔 I've only heard this used as a question meaning: Really? as well as 喔是喔 meaning something like "oh, really." (a bit sarcastic)