use of "ya" en espanol

Question

I see this word sometimes. I know it can mean already, or anymore in a negative sentence. But what about when it goes before a phrase that already makes sense like: Ya se que no nos concemos. Without the ya, wouldn't the sentence work just fine? Does the word mean mean something akin to yet? Is it there just to emphasize something a bit more? I see it a lot at the beginning of sentences or phrases on facebook and such with a lot of the Mexican friends I have. Some insight on the uses of this short word would be much appreciated =)

Gracias por la ayuda =)

Answer 1

uses for ya

Great site =) - NikkiLR, Oct 22, 2011

thanks qfreed, really helpful - cory778, Oct 22, 2011

Answer 2

Ya sé que no nos conocemos........ I already know that we don´t know each other.

Hmm heidi gave me that sentence on skype as meaning "I know we havent met yet" - cory778, Oct 22, 2011

It´s sometimes hard to translate directly, so different people may say it differently, but in it´s original language we both understand "ya" the same. - 005faa61, Oct 22, 2011