吖嘛
aa1 maa3ā ma
English
- isn't it; okay; right
- 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
你冇嘢吖嘛?
You all right?
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
大家無嘢吖嘛。
Is everyone all right?
Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY
你尋日應該嚟吖嘛。
You should have come yesterday.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你應該打俾我吖嘛。
You should've called me.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你應該聽佢講吖嘛。
You should've listened to him.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你應該即刻拒絕吖嘛。
You should have said no right away.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
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.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk