How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (316 out of 1633):

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其實影響過啲乜 你而家先係最重要㗎嘛
What really matters is you.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
影響 ying2 hoeng2
effect
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
啲 dit1
only a little bit
乜 ne6
a surname
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only 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
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
重要 zung6 jiu3
important
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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