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吖aa1嗱naa4

aa1 naa4aa1 laa4ā ná

English

  1. a way of expression, maybe to agree on something or to be attentive
  2. 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)
  3. used to seek confirmation in a binary question; often appears in conjunction with 估 gu2
  4. used to form a threat in the form of a rhetorical question

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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
  2. 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」
  3. 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

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