How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (160 out of 1633):

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原本係一套㗎嘛
It was a set.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原本 jyun4 bun2
originally
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一套 yat1 tou3
a set
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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