How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (20 out of 1633):

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我哋講不唔可以踩草地呀嘛係咪

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我哋 ngo5 dei6

(pronoun) we; us

講 gong2

(verb) to tell

不 fau2

same as否 (dated used in old text only), not

negative prefix

a final particle

唔 ng4

oh (expression of agreement or surprise)

(Cantonese) not

to hold in mouth

to bite

可以 ho2 ji5

(adjective) so so

踩 coi2

to step on

to tread

to stamp

to press a pedal

to pedal (a bike)

to walk on stilts

to propel oneself with the movement of feet

to search for

to belittle

to criticise harshly

to continuously work non-stop to try and finish something

to lose money in successive bets in gambling

to enter

to cross into (a territory)

草地 cou2 dei6

(noun) Grass field

呀 haa1

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

嘛 maa4

used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

係咪 hai6 mai6

used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"

"Yes or no?"

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