「喇 / 嚹」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 喇 laa3
  • 嚹 laa3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • used at the end of a sentence to emphasise a point of current relevance and to express a perceptible change of current state (e.g., time is up, something is about to begin or has just ended)
    (Cant.) 三saam1點dim2三saam1喇laa3,去heoi3食sik6下haa6午ng5茶caa4啦laa1!
    (Eng.) It's 3:15 already, let's go and have afternoon tea!
    (Cant.) 今gam1鋪pou1我ngo5玩waan2完jyun4喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I really fucked up this time.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5做zou6埋maai4今gam1日jat6就zau6退teoi3休jau1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) I will be retired after today's work.

  • used to state a decision, usually used together with 都係 dou1 hai6
    (Cant.) 今gam1日jat6我ngo5唔m4返faan1工gung1喇laa3,有jau5啲di1唔m4舒syu1服fuk6。
    (Eng.) I think I'm not going to work today. I don't feel very well.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5都dou1係hai6買maai5電din6子zi2書syu1喇laa3,實sat6體tai2書syu1咁gam3重cung5。
    (Eng.) I think I'm going to buy the e-book. A physical book is too heavy.

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