呀aa6嘛maa5

English

1. 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
2. to express a questioning attitude at the end of an utterance when correcting someone
3. used at the end of sentence to confirm whether the worst-case scenario has happened; usually used with negative sentences
4. can be used in combination with other particles to form composite particles

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 放喺句尾，用嚟表達自己啱啱明白咗啲嘢，複述多次去確認
2. 更正對方嘅時候，放喺句尾用嚟表達質疑嘅態度
3. 放喺句尾，用嚟確認最壞嘅情況有冇發生；通常同否定句一齊用
4. 可以加喺其他助詞後面，組成複合助詞

Examples

• 你冇嘢嘛？

  Are you really okay?! (intended reading: What's wrong with you?!) ----

• 你唔會冇帶到銀包咓？

  You've got your wallet with you, right?

• 唔係呀嘛？你講真㗎？

  Are you kidding? Are you telling the truth?

• 呢度總數係一百蚊呀嘛？

  It should be $100 in total, shouldn't it? ----

• 佢唔係買曼聯咁傻仔咓？

  He can't be so silly to bet on the Man-U!

• 你咁醒呀嘛，自己做囉！

  If you're so smart, do it yourself.

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• 哦！佢唔精神咓？由得佢囉。

  Oh, he's not feeling well? Let's leave him alone then. ----

• 呢本書你鍾意咓？我送俾你啦。

  You like this book, don't you? Let me give it to you as a gift.