「呀 / 啊」

Entry #1
Character、 Pronunciation：	呀 aa3 啊 aa3
Part of Speech：	particle
Explanation：	used at the end of a response to signal that the utterance reflects the speaker's knowledge, view or feeling (this can be seen as the default particle if no other intonation or final particle is more appropriate) (Cant.) 唔m4知zi1啊aa3。 (Eng.) I have no idea. (Cant.) 啱ngaam1啊aa3。 (Eng.) Correct. (Cant.) 我ngo5買maai5咗zo2部bou6相soeng2機gei1啊aa3。 (Eng.) I've bought a camera. (Cant.) 唔m4係hai6啊aa3，你nei5搭daap3錯co3車ce1喇laa3。 (Eng.) Not really so. You've taken the wrong vehicle. (Cant.) 我ngo5冇mou5話waa6過gwo3唔m4同tung4意ji3你nei5講gong2嘅ge3嘢je5呀aa3。 (Eng.) I didn't say I disagree with what you said. (Cant.) 我ngo5冇mou5怪gwaai3佢keoi5啊aa3。 (Eng.) I didn't blame him. (Cant.) 套tou3戲hei3真zan1係hai6好hou2正zeng3呀aa3！ (Eng.) The movie is so exciting! used at the end of the utterance for plain questions (Cant.) 條tiu4裙kwan4靚leng3唔m4靚leng3啊aa3？ (Eng.) Does this dress look good? (Cant.) 你nei5係hai6咪mai6唔m4舒syu1服fuk6啊aa3？ (Eng.) Are you feeling unwell? (Cant.) 點dim2解gaai2佢keoi5自zi6殺saat3啊aa3？ (Eng.) Why did he commit suicide? (Cant.) 咩me1事si6啊aa3？ (Eng.) What's the matter? (Cant.) 而ji4家gaa1幾gei2點dim2啊aa3？ (Eng.) What time is it now? used as an enumeration marker, added to the end of each item (Cant.) 咖gaa3啡fe1呀aa3，奶naai5茶caa4呀aa3，檸ling2茶caa4呀aa3，一jat1般bun1嘅ge3飲jam2品ban2我ngo5哋dei6都dou1有jau5。 (Eng.) Coffee, milk tea, lemon tea, etc. We serve all these common drinks here. (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6都dou1係hai6行haang4街gaai1呀aa3，食sik6飯faan6呀aa3，睇tai2戲hei3呀aa3噉gam2囉lo1。 (Eng.) We go shopping, have meals, watch movies... things like that. used to express annoyance when pronounced in an elongated way (Cant.) 你nei5呀aa3，同tung4我ngo5做zou6晒saai3啲di1嘢je5呀aa3～ (Eng.) Hey you. Finish everything for me, okay? (Cant.) 仲zung6有jau5啊aa3，唔m4好hou2再zoi3跟gan1住zyu6我ngo5啊aa3。 (Eng.) Oh by the way, don't follow me anymore.
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電郵地址	上面呢個欄位係用嚟隔走啲bot嘅。如果你唔係bot，請唔好填寫任何嘢。

(pos:助詞)
<explanation>
yue:回應時用喺句尾，標記呢句反映自己知道嘅嘢、觀點或者感覺（可以當係預設嘅助詞，冇其他啱用嘅句調、句末助詞嗰陣就會加）
eng:used at the end of a response to signal that the utterance reflects the speaker's knowledge, view or feeling (this can be seen as the default particle if no other intonation or final particle is more appropriate)
<eg>
yue:唔知啊。 (m4 zi1 aa3.)
eng:I have no idea.
<eg>
yue:啱啊。 (ngaam1 aa3.)
eng:Correct.
<eg>
yue:我買咗部相機啊。 (ngo5 maai5 zo2 bou6 soeng2 gei1 aa3.)
eng:I've bought a camera.
<eg>
yue:唔係啊，你搭錯車喇。 (m4 hai6 aa3, nei5 daap3 co3 ce1 laa3.)
eng:Not really so. You've taken the wrong vehicle.
<eg>
yue:我冇話過唔同意你講嘅嘢呀。 (ngo5 mou5 waa6 gwo3 m4 tung4 ji3 nei5 gong2 ge3 je5 aa3.)
eng:I didn't say I disagree with what you said.
<eg>
yue:我冇怪佢啊。 (ngo5 mou5 gwaai3 keoi5 aa3.)
eng:I didn't blame him.
<eg>
yue:套戲真係好正呀！ (tou3 hei3 zan1 hai6 hou2 zeng3 aa3!)
eng:The movie is so exciting!
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<explanation>
yue:用喺各種一般問句
eng:used at the end of the utterance for plain questions
<eg>
yue:條裙靚唔靚啊？ (tiu4 kwan4 leng3 m4 leng3 aa3?)
eng:Does this dress look good?
<eg>
yue:你係咪唔舒服啊？ (nei5 hai6 mai6 m4 syu1 fuk6 aa3?)
eng:Are you feeling unwell?
<eg>
yue:點解佢自殺啊？ (dim2 gaai2 keoi5 zi6 saat3 aa3?)
eng:Why did he commit suicide?
<eg>
yue:咩事啊？ (me1 si6 aa3?)
eng:What's the matter?
<eg>
yue:而家幾點啊？ (ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2 aa3?)
eng:What time is it now?
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<explanation>
yue:列舉嘅時候，加喺每個項目之後
eng:used as an enumeration marker, added to the end of each item
<eg>
yue:咖啡呀，奶茶呀，檸茶呀，一般嘅飲品我哋都有。 (gaa3 fe1 aa3, naai5 caa4 aa3, ling2 caa4 aa3, jat1 bun1 ge3 jam2 ban2 ngo5 dei6 dou1 jau5.)
eng:Coffee, milk tea, lemon tea, etc. We serve all these common drinks here.
<eg>
yue:我哋都係行街呀，食飯呀，睇戲呀噉囉。 (ngo5 dei6 dou1 hai6 haang4 gaai1 aa3, sik6 faan6 aa3, tai2 hei3 aa3 gam2 lo1.)
eng:We go shopping, have meals, watch movies... things like that.
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<explanation>
yue:拉長嚟講嘅時候，表示唔耐煩
eng:used to express annoyance when pronounced in an elongated way
<eg>
yue:你呀，同我做晒啲嘢呀～ (nei5 aa3, tung4 ngo5 zou6 saai3 di1 je5 aa3~)
eng:Hey you. Finish everything for me, okay?
<eg>
yue:仲有啊，唔好再跟住我啊。 (zung6 jau5 aa3, m4 hou2 zoi3 gan1 zyu6 ngo5 aa3.)
eng:Oh by the way, don't follow me anymore.

「呀 / 啊」

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