How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (25 out of 1633):

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都要噏三個鐘㗎嘛係咪先呀 所以咪咁樣囉

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
噏 ngap1
to gossip
to babble (Cantonese)
to talk nonsense
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個鐘 go3 zung1
o'clock
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'
係咪 hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
所以 so2 ji5
hence
咪 mui1
sound of cat
cat's meow
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
囉 lo4
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy

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