How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (174 out of 683):

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咁你就好高興㗎
You're going to be so happy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
高興 gou1 hing3
happy
gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
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