How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (92 out of 1633):

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佢哋住得都幾舒服㗎其實就唔使掛住嗰啲商品房㗎嘛

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
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
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
舒服 syu1 fuk6
comfortable
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
唔使 m4 sai2
(phrase) no need to; do not need something; it's unnecessary
掛住 gwaa3 zyu6
(verb) 1. is missing (someone); 2. Keep thinking about; (adjective) hanging on (the well, etc.)
嗰啲 go2 di1
(pronoun) those
商品 soeng1 ban2
(noun) Commercial goods
房 pong4
Epang palace
to hesistate
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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