How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (22 out of 1633):

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你應該係自己拍㗎嘛 係

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
應該 jing1 goi1
should
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
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
拍 paak2
racket (sports)
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'

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