How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (306 out of 1633):

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呢啲先至係散水餅㗎嘛
These are just a bunch of watermelons.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
先至 sin1 zi3
(adv.) only then; not until; only after; then
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
散水餅 saan3 seoi2 beng2
rice-flour cookie
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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