How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (293 out of 1633):

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係呀因為未玩晒美國好大㗎嘛
Yeah, because I've never played in America.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
未 mei6
not yet
玩 waan2
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
晒 sai3
dry
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
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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