粵

啱ngaam1先sin1

ngaam1 sin1yān xiān

English

  1. just then (spoken)
  2. just; a short time ago

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇耐之前;正話

Examples

  • 佢啱啱先食完晏,無理由會肚餓。

    He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你啱啱先食完晚餐,無理由咁快就肚餓嗰喎。

    You can't be hungry. You've just had dinner.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 「由美小組 ,你好憎輸,係咪?」「咩,你啱啱先發現咗,我嘅意思係,唔好叫你嘅前輩「有競爭力」!」

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 啱啱先做完嘢,而家返緊嚟喇。

    Just finished my work, I'm coming back now.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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