How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (38 out of 1633):

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人有各志呀嘛～係咪呀?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
有 jau6
also
again
各 gok3
each
every
individually
all
separately
various
different
志 zi3
aspiration
ambition
the will
determination
annals
to make up one's mind to pursue some object
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
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?"

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