How to pronounce 媽 in Cantonese (27 out of 392):

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呀媽你應該搭過㗎喇

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
媽 maa5
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
應該 jing1 goi1
should
搭 daap3
to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡dā [褡]
to put over
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'

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