「咓 / 呀」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 咓 aa5
  • 呀 aa5
  • 呀嘛 aa6 maa5
  • 嘛 maa5
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • used at the end of sentence to express that the speaker "got the message" or has realised something, and to seek confirmation by repeating the information
    (Cant.) 呢ni1本bun2書syu1你nei5鍾zung1意ji3咓aa5?我ngo5送sung3俾bei2你nei5啦laa1。
    (Eng.) You like this book, don't you? Let me give it to you as a gift.
    (Cant.) 哦o5!佢keoi5唔m4精zing1神san4咓aa5?由jau2得dak1佢keoi5囉lo1。
    (Eng.) Oh, he's not feeling well? Let's leave him alone then.

  • to express a questioning attitude at the end of an utterance when correcting someone
    (Cant.) 呢ni1度dou6總zung2數sou3係hai6一jat1百baak3蚊man1呀aa6嘛maa5?
    (Eng.) It should be $100 in total, shouldn't it?

  • used at the end of sentence to confirm whether the worst-case scenario has happened; usually used with negative sentences
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5唔m4係hai6買maai5曼maan6聯lyun4咁gam3傻so4仔zai2咓aa5?
    (Eng.) He can't be so silly to bet on the Man-U!
    (Cant.) 你nei5唔m4會wui5冇mou5帶daai3到dou3銀ngan4包baau1咓aa5?
    (Eng.) You've got your wallet with you, right?
    (Cant.) 做zou6乜mat1咁gam3唔m4開hoi1心sam1呀aa3?今gam1日jat6冧lam3市si5,你nei5唔m4係hai6有jau5貨fo3喺hai2手sau2咓aa5?
    (Eng.) Why the long face? The stock market crashed today. Were you invested in the market?
    (Cant.) 唔m4係hai6呀aa6嘛maa5?你nei5講gong2真zan1㗎gaa4?
    (Eng.) Are you kidding? Are you telling the truth?
    (Cant.) 你nei5冇mou5嘢je5嘛maa5?
    (Eng.) Are you really okay?! (intended reading: What's wrong with you?!)

  • can be used in combination with other particles to form composite particles
    (Cant.) 𠿪;gaa5; gaa6㗎嘛maa5
    (Cant.) 咋;zaa5; zaa6咋嘛maa5
    (Cant.) 哪;naa5; naa6#哪嘛maa5

See also: 放在眼內
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