「囉 / 咯」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 囉 lo3
  • 咯 lo3
  • 嘍 lo3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • an alternative pronunciation for the particle 喇 laa3 before the particles 喎 wo3, 噃 bo3 or 可 ho2
    (Cant.) 好hou2囉lo3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) Enough is enough!

  • used to express judgement of whether something is good or bad, when one comes to know of it
    (Cant.) 好hou2囉lo3,做zou6完jyun4喇laa3!
    (Eng.) Great, you've completed it.
    (Cant.) 弊bai6囉lo3,唔m4見gin3晒saai3啲di1嘢je5。
    (Eng.) That must be terrible, having lost everything.
    (Cant.) 咁gam3多do1好hou2嘢je5食sik6,開hoi1心sam1死sei2佢keoi5囉lo3!
    (Eng.) There's so much good food. He'll be thrilled to death.
    (Cant.) 該goi1煨wui1囉lo3!
    (Eng.) How terrible!

  • used to state what the speaker believes is obvious after a change in circumstances
    (Cant.) 唔m4要jiu3囉lo3,我ngo5好hou2飽baau2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) No more for me. I'm full.
    (Cant.) 走zau2囉lo3,再zoi3唔m4走zau2就zau6冇mou5車ce1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I'm / We're leaving now. Otherwise I'll / we'll miss the last bus / train / minibus / tram.

  • "shall we"; used to gently suggest doing something together
    (Cant.) 落lok6街gaai1行haang4下haa5囉lo3?
    (Eng.) Shall we go out for a walk?
    (Cant.) 開hoi1始ci2囉lo3?
    (Eng.) Shall we begin?

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「咯」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: lok3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • I said; it was said that; you (the hearer) should have already understood; used at the end of an utterance when repeating an earlier quote; also suggests that the speaker is impatient
    (Cant.) 都dou1話waa6唔m4要jiu3咯lok3。
    (Eng.) I said I don't need it.

  • used to refute; usually with the adverb 夠 gau3
    (Cant.) 獎zoeng2盃bui1之zi1嘛maa3,我ngo5夠gau3有jau5咯lok3。
    (Eng.) Trophies? Oh, come on, I've got some too.
    (Cant.) 你nei5話waa6我ngo5蠢ceon2才coi4,我ngo5夠gau3話waa6你nei5白baak6癡ci1咯lok3。
    (Eng.) You say I'm a fool? I say you're an idiot.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5夠gau3係hai6佢keoi5同tung4學hok6咯lok3,又jau6唔m4見gin3佢keoi5咁gam3好hou2心sam1機gei1教gaau3我ngo5?
    (Eng.) I'm her classmate too, but why doesn't she teach me that wholeheartedly?

  • so, therefore
    (Cant.) 我ngo5見gin3個go3個go3都dou1未mei6走zau2咯lok3,我ngo5咪mai6繼gai3續zuk6做zou6嘢je5囉lo1。
    (Eng.) Everyone was still there, so I continued to work.

See also: 喎
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