吖嗱
aa1 naa4aa1 laa4ā ná
English
- a way of expression, maybe to agree on something or to be attentive
- added after a clause to mean "if you dare ...", "so you dared ..." or "so you said"; followed by a warning or threat (if that has not happened) or action in response (if that has happened)
- used to seek confirmation in a binary question; often appears in conjunction with 估 gu2
- used to form a threat in the form of a rhetorical question
粵語 — Cantonese
- 放喺對方無視自己權威嘅行為或者説話之後,如果係假定句就係用嚟帶出後面嘅警告、恐嚇,如果係已經發生嘅就帶出相應行動
- 用嚟喺是非問題入面尋求確認;通常同一句入面會有動詞「估」
- 用於反問句嘅構造以表達脅迫
Examples
你話佢幾多歲吖嗱?
How old do you think she is?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你話兜啫喱凝咗未吖嗱?
Do you think this jelly's firm enough to eat yet?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你話佢鍾意啲咩顏色吖嗱?
What color do you think she likes?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你話佢而家喺度做緊啲咩吖嗱?
What do you think she is doing now?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你話今年聖誕會唔會落雪吖嗱?
Do you think we'll have a white Christmas this year?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你哋估佢會唔會同我出街吖嗱?
Do you guys think she'd go out with me?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
信唔信我打你吖嗱?
You think I won't beat you up?
你估佢會唔會鬧我吖嗱?
Do you think he'll get mad at me?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk