How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (100 out of 1633):

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其實我都係集中喺一樓呀嘛
I'm actually concentrating on the first floor.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
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
集中 zap1 zung1
concentrate
喺 hai2
in
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
樓 lau2
house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor M: 层céng [层]
座zuò [座]
栋dòng [栋]
flat
apartment
a surname
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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