How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (169 out of 1633):

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係呀幾靚不過我四個都見到好多呢啲呀嘛

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
靚 zing6
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
不過 bat1 gwo3
however
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
見到 gin3 dou2
see
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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