How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (40 out of 1633):

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你地知架啦通常呢啲中階機嘅相機表現通常都冇咁好架嘛
And you know, cameras like these usually don't perform as well.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
通常 tung1 soeng4
normally
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
中階 zung1 gaai1
mid-range
機 gei1
machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic M: 台tái [台]
witty
handphone
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
相機 soeng1 gei1
Camera
表現 biu2 jin6
Performance
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
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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