Word in Mandarin that is often used that sounds like "jigga"? I saw this Very frequently used word in Mandarin that sounds like &quot;nica&quot; or &quot;nigah&quot; question, but I often hear another word in Chinese Mandarin that sounds like "jigga." It seems to be used very frequently and is almost certainly not a reference to Jay-Z. 

Does anyone know what it is?
The word that sounds like "jigga" would be:


  这个
  zhè​ge


and it means:


  this / this one 




It is sometimes also pronounced 


  zhèi​ge


Which would account for any variations in pronunciation that you might hear.