How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (57 out of 1633):

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成日病㗎嘛係咪先

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

成日 seng4 yat6
(adverb) always
病 beng6
(adjective) abnormal
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'
係咪 hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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