How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (23 out of 1633):

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本來唔關我事㗎嘛問題就係
It's not really my business.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
關 gwaan1
mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve
a custom barrier
a check point
a mechanism
turning point
critical juncture
a wooden bolt for the door
a surname
to pick up or make money payments
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
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'
問題 man6 tai4
problem
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly

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