Jyut:00003

aa3 ​啊 M.P. ①〈environment:〉 makes declr. utt. sound less abrupt and assertive and more courteous; a.w.a. 呀 aa3

【See also 吖 aa1】

speaker exp. approval, admission, emph. ‖ ngaam1 aa3 啱啊! That's right! ‖ ngo5 hai6 aa3 我係啊 It's me ‖ ngo5 mou5 syu1 aa3 我冇書啊 I don't have a book ②〈environment:〉 gives impv. utterance a more intimate and gentle tone speaker requests addressee to do sth. or warns addressee about sth. ‖ gei3 dak1 bei3/2 din6 waa6/2 ngo5 aa3 記得畀電話我啊! Remember to give me a call! ‖ m4 hou2 lyun6/2 lai4 aa3 唔好亂嚟啊! Don't act irresponsibly and behave yourself! ‖ jan1 zyu6 aa3, dei6 haa6/2 hou2 waat6 gaa3 因住啊!地下好滑㗎! Watch out! The ground is very slippery! ③speaker exp. admiration or liking ‖ waa4, gaa3 ce1 hou2 leng3 aa3 嘩!架車好靚啊! Wow! The car is really good looking! ④〈environment:〉 most com. intrg. M.P. forms question and occurs in various types of structures ‖ nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3 keoi5 aa3 你鍾唔鍾意佢啊? Do you like her or not? ‖ keoi5 hai2 m4 hai2 dou6 aa3 佢喺唔喺度啊? Is he here or not? ‖ nei5 go3 neoi5/2 daai6 ding6 ngo5 go3 zai2 daai6 aa3 你個女大定我個仔大啊? Who is older, your daughter or my son?

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