「啦」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	laa1
Part of Speech：	particle
Explanation：	used at the end of a sentence to express request, suggestion or invitation (Cant.) 個go3盒hap2你nei5攞lo2去heoi3啦laa1！我ngo5唔m4用jung6㗎gaa3。 (Eng.) Feel free to take this box. I don't need it anymore. (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2等dang2喇laa3，走zau2啦laa1！ (Eng.) Don't wait! Let's leave! (Cant.) 你nei5鍾zung1意ji3點dim2就zau6點dim2啦laa1。 (Eng.) Sure, whatever. used for enumeration (Cant.) 枱toi2上soeng6面min6有jau5好hou2多do1生saang1果gwo2，蘋ping4果gwo2啦laa1，橙caang2啦laa1，香hoeng1蕉ziu1啦laa1，你nei5鍾zung1意ji3食sik6乜mat1就zau6揀gaan2乜mat1啦laa1。 (Eng.) There are lots of fruits on the table, like apples, oranges and bananas. Just pick what you like. used to express the speaker's decision or judgement (Cant.) 好hou2啦laa1！ (Eng.) Alright then! (Cant.) 我ngo5就zau6要jiu3呢ni1本bun2啦laa1。 (Eng.) I'll have this book. (Cant.) 我ngo5自zi6己gei2做zou6啦laa1！ (Eng.) I'll do this on my own! (Cant.) 噉gam2樣joeng2啦laa1，我ngo5哋dei6等dang2多do1陣zan6先sin1？ (Eng.) So, let's wait awhile, shall we? used to express a reluctant judgement, with a nuance of "I'd say ..." or "It's kinda ...", with a final lengthening (Cant.) 好hou2啦laa1⋯⋯ (Eng.) Okay then ... (Cant.) 生sang1活wut6過gwo3得dak1去heoi3啦laa1。 (Eng.) Life is okay, kinda. (Cant.) 今gam1次ci3考haau2得dak1OKou1 kei1啦laa1。 (Eng.) I did okay on the exam this time. to imply that a statement is a common knowledge or that the listener should have known it (Cant.) 咁gam3晏aan3先sin1嚟lai4，梗gang2係hai6賣maai6晒saai3啦laa1！ (Eng.) You come here late. Of course everything is sold out! (Cant.) 我ngo5一jat1早zou2就zau6話waa6咗zo2要jiu3去heoi3美mei5國gwok3啦laa1。 (Eng.) I have already told you of my trip to the States. a way of praising people sarcastically (Cant.) 你nei5開hoi1心sam1啦laa1？ (Eng.) You must be very happy now, huh? (Cant.) 發faat3咗zo2達daat6，唔m4識sik1人jan4啦laa1？ (Eng.) Now that you're rich. You don't know any of us, do you?
See also：	舉羅列盤點舉出
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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:加喺句末，用嚟表達#請求 或者#提議
eng:used at the end of a sentence to express request, suggestion or invitation
<eg>
yue:個盒你攞去啦！我唔用㗎。 (go3 hap2 nei5 lo2 heoi3 laa1! ngo5 m4 jung6 gaa3.)
eng:Feel free to take this box. I don't need it anymore.
<eg>
yue:唔好等喇，走啦！ (m4 hou2 dang2 laa3, zau2 laa1!)
eng:Don't wait! Let's leave!
<eg>
yue:你鍾意點就點啦。 (nei5 zung1 ji3 dim2 zau6 dim2 laa1.)
eng:Sure, whatever.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟列舉
eng:used for enumeration
<eg>
yue:枱上面有好多生果，蘋果啦，橙啦，香蕉啦，你鍾意食乜就揀乜啦。 (toi2 soeng6 min6 jau5 hou2 do1 saang1 gwo2, ping4 gwo2 laa1, caang2 laa1, hoeng1 ziu1 laa1, nei5 zung1 ji3 sik6 mat1 zau6 gaan2 mat1 laa1.)
eng:There are lots of fruits on the table, like apples, oranges and bananas. Just pick what you like.
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<explanation>
yue:表達當下嘅決定或判斷
eng:used to express the speaker's decision or judgement
<eg>
yue:好啦！ (hou2 laa1!)
eng:Alright then!
<eg>
yue:我就要呢本啦。 (ngo5 zau6 jiu3 ni1 bun2 laa1.)
eng:I'll have this book.
<eg>
yue:我自己做啦！ (ngo5 zi6 gei2 zou6 laa1!)
eng:I'll do this on my own!
<eg>
yue:噉樣啦，我哋等多陣先？ (gam2 joeng2 laa1, ngo5 dei6 dang2 do1 zan6 sin1?)
eng:So, let's wait awhile, shall we?
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<explanation>
yue:喺語尾拉長嗰陣，表達帶猶疑嘅判斷
eng:used to express a reluctant judgement, with a nuance of "I'd say ..." or "It's kinda ...", with a final lengthening
<eg>
yue:好啦⋯⋯ (hou2 laa1)
eng:Okay then ...
<eg>
yue:生活過得去啦。 (sang1 wut6 gwo3 dak1 heoi3 laa1.)
eng:Life is okay, kinda.
<eg>
yue:今次考得OK啦。 (gam1 ci3 haau2 dak1 ou1 kei1 laa1.)
eng:I did okay on the exam this time.
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<explanation>
yue:暗示該句子嘅內容係常識或者係固有知識
eng:to imply that a statement is a common knowledge or that the listener should have known it
<eg>
yue:咁晏先嚟，梗係賣晒啦！ (gam3 aan3 sin1 lai4, gang2 hai6 maai6 saai3 laa1!)
eng:You come here late. Of course everything is sold out!
<eg>
yue:我一早就話咗要去美國啦。 (ngo5 jat1 zou2 zau6 waa6 zo2 jiu3 heoi3 mei5 gwok3 laa1.)
eng:I have already told you of my trip to the States.
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<explanation>
yue:反諷嘅時候，用嚟以扮讚許、恭喜對方嘅方式去表達不滿
eng:a way of praising people sarcastically
<eg>
yue:你開心啦？ (nei5 hoi1 sam1 laa1?)
eng:You must be very happy now, huh?
<eg>
yue:發咗達，唔識人啦？ (faat3 zo2 daat6, m4 sik1 jan4 laa1?)
eng:Now that you're rich. You don't know any of us, do you?

「啦」

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