How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (185 out of 1633):

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政府有屋畀佢哋㗎係嘛？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

政府 zing3 fu2
government
有 jau6
also
again
屋 uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building
畀 bei3
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
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
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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