唔係呀
simp唔系呀m4 hai6 aa5m4 hai6 aa4wú xì ya
English
- surely it can't be; it can't be true, can it?; you must be kidding; you gotta be serious; seriously? you got to be kidding!; really? That can't be! [colloquial]
- asked to confirm that a situation against the expectation of the surprised speaker does not really happen, as he/she wishes
粵語 — Cantonese
- 對某種情況同預期相反感到驚訝,依然希望冇真係發生到,問嚟確認多次
Examples
你仲未洗手喎,係唔係呀?
You haven't washed your hands yet, have you?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
唔係呀,佢出咗去食晏喇。
No, he has gone out for lunch already.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
唔係呀,我唔係咁嘅意思呀!
No, that's not what I meant!
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
「你做咩喊呀?我係咪講錯嘢呀?」「唔係呀,有滴汗入咗眼咋。」
"Why are you crying? Did I say something I shouldn't have?" "No, it's just that a drop of sweat got into my eye."
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
唔係咓?佢竟然高我一分?
Are you kidding me? He/She scored one mark higher than me?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk