吖嗎
simp吖吗aa1 maa3ā ma
English
- a way of expression, with surprised or doubtful feeling
- used in statements to indicate that the mentioned fact is supposed to be known to the speaker, or is regarded as obvious
- used to seek confirmation on an assumption that one is certain to be correct
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用嚟帶出一啲對方理應知道,或者顯然而見嘅事實
- 喺問句度,用嚟確認一啲自己覺得肯定係啱嘅嘢
Examples
你冇事吖嗎?
You are okay, aren't you?
費事俾人誤會吖嗎。
I don't want the trouble of being misunderstood, you know.
架車三點鐘到吖嗎?
The car arrives at three, right?
你唔知咩?佢問阿媽借錢吖嗎。
Don't you know? He borrowed money from his mother. ----
你知唔知佢去咗邊啊?法國吖嗎。
Do you know where he is? He's in France of course!
Sources: cc-canto, words.hk