How to pronounce 吖嘛 in Cantonese (9 out of 87):

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1990年走吖嘛 (去美國)
I went to the States in 1990.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

nin4
year
zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
吖嘛 aa1 maa3
isn't it; okay; right
heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
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