係hai6唔m4係hai6

English

1. is it?
2. (used in a yes-no question) is that so?; whether or not
3. all the time

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 「係」定「唔係」；就某一樣嘢，以是非題嘅方式詢問對方
2. 唔理狀況、唔理啱定錯都做某件事；郁啲

Examples

• 梗係唔係啦！

  Obviously not!

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• 係咪去行街呀？

  Are we going shopping?

• 你係咪廣東人？

  Are you Cantonese? ----

• 係唔係免費㗎？

  Is it free?

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• 你係唔係經常嚟呀？

  Do you come here often?

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• 你係唔係香港出世㗎？

  Were you born in Hong Kong?

• 你係唔係講世界語㗎？

  You speak Esperanto, right?

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• 呢個消息係唔係真㗎？

  Is this information right?

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