How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (21 out of 1633):

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我哋唔停得㗎嘛 所以咪諗到啲嘢

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
停 ting4
to stop
to halt
to park (a car)
to suspend
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
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'
所以 so2 ji5
hence
咪 mui1
sound of cat
cat's meow
諗 sam2
to know
to reprimand
to urge
to long for
to tell
to inform
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
啲 dit1
only a little bit
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin

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