The soya bean — the small pale bean that gives us tofu, soy milk, soy sauce, miso and a great deal of animal feed and cooking oil.

The soya bean大豆 the small pale bean那種淺色的小豆子 that gives us tofu, soy milk, soy sauce, miso給了我們豆腐、豆漿、醬油、味噌 and a great deal of animal feed and cooking oil還有大量的飼料和食用油

In British English the word usually appears attached to another noun: soya beans, soya milk, soya sauce, soya flour. American English drops the -a and says soy: soybeans, soy milk, soy sauce.

In British English在英式英語裡 the word usually appears attached to another noun這個詞通常會接在另一個名詞前面 soya beans, soya milk, soya sauce, soya flour像soya beans（黃豆）、soya milk（豆漿）、soya sauce（醬油）、soya flour（黃豆粉）American English美式英語 drops the -a and says soy把-a去掉說成soy soybeans, soy milk, soy sauce像soybeans、soy milk、soy sauce

Both are the same plant; it is purely a difference of country, and in the UK you now see both spellings on shop shelves because so much packaging is international.

Both are the same plant兩個講的是同一種植物 it is purely a difference of country純粹是國家用字不同 and in the UK you now see both spellings on shop shelves而現在在英國你在店裡兩種拼法都會看到 because so much packaging is international因為很多包裝都是國際版的

Note that "soya" on its own, without a following noun, is a little unusual and normally means the beans or the crop — a farmer talks about "growing soya", a shopper does not ask for "a soya" but for "soya milk". Because so many people avoid dairy now, soya has also become a shorthand in cafés: "a latte with soya" is understood everywhere in Britain.

Note that "soya" on its own, without a following noun要注意"soya"單獨用、後面不接名詞的時候 is a little unusual and normally means the beans or the crop比較少見，通常是指黃豆這種作物本身 a farmer talks about "growing soya"像農夫會說"growing soya"（種黃豆） a shopper does not ask for "a soya" but for "soya milk"但買東西的人不會說"a soya"，而是說"soya milk"Because so many people avoid dairy now因為現在很多人不喝乳製品 soya has also become a shorthand in cafés"soya"在咖啡館裡也變成一種簡稱 "a latte with soya" is understood everywhere in Britain說"a latte with soya"（豆漿拿鐵）在英國到處都聽得懂