How to pronounce 吗 in Cantonese (16 out of 245):

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开了很久了吗
How long has it been open?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

开 hoei1
open
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
很 han2
very
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
吗 maa3
question particle

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