How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (59 out of 1633):

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因為大家都知道其實呢樣嘢係唔好㗎嘛

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
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
知道 zi1 dou3
know
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
呢 ni1
this
樣嘢 joeng6 je5
Kind of thing
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
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
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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