(pos:助詞)
<explanation>
yue:加喺句末,用嚟表達#請求 或者#提議
eng:used at the end of a sentence to express request, suggestion or invitation
<eg>
yue:個盒你攞去啦!我唔用㗎。 (go3 hap2 nei5 lo2 heoi3 laa1! ngo5 m4 jung6 gaa3.)
eng:Feel free to take this box. I don't need it anymore.
<eg>
yue:唔好等喇,走啦! (m4 hou2 dang2 laa3, zau2 laa1!)
eng:Don't wait! Let's leave!
<eg>
yue:你鍾意點就點啦。 (nei5 zung1 ji3 dim2 zau6 dim2 laa1.)
eng:Sure, whatever.
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<explanation>
yue:用嚟列舉
eng:used for enumeration
<eg>
yue:枱上面有好多生果,蘋果啦,橙啦,香蕉啦,你鍾意食乜就揀乜啦。 (toi2 soeng6 min6 jau5 hou2 do1 saang1 gwo2, ping4 gwo2 laa1, caang2 laa1, hoeng1 ziu1 laa1, nei5 zung1 ji3 sik6 mat1 zau6 gaan2 mat1 laa1.)
eng:There are lots of fruits on the table, like apples, oranges and bananas. Just pick what you like.
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<explanation>
yue:表達當下嘅決定或判斷
eng:used to express the speaker's decision or judgement
<eg>
yue:好啦! (hou2 laa1!)
eng:Alright then!
<eg>
yue:我就要呢本啦。 (ngo5 zau6 jiu3 ni1 bun2 laa1.)
eng:I'll have this book.
<eg>
yue:我自己做啦! (ngo5 zi6 gei2 zou6 laa1!)
eng:I'll do this on my own!
<eg>
yue:噉樣啦,我哋等多陣先? (gam2 joeng2 laa1, ngo5 dei6 dang2 do1 zan6 sin1?)
eng:So, let's wait awhile, shall we?
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<explanation>
yue:喺語尾拉長嗰陣,表達帶猶疑嘅判斷
eng:used to express a reluctant judgement, with a nuance of "I'd say ..." or "It's kinda ...", with a final lengthening
<eg>
yue:好啦⋯⋯ (hou2 laa1)
eng:Okay then ...
<eg>
yue:生活過得去啦。 (sang1 wut6 gwo3 dak1 heoi3 laa1.)
eng:Life is okay, kinda.
<eg>
yue:今次考得OK啦。 (gam1 ci3 haau2 dak1 ou1 kei1 laa1.)
eng:I did okay on the exam this time.
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<explanation>
yue:暗示該句子嘅內容係常識或者係固有知識
eng:to imply that a statement is a common knowledge or that the listener should have known it
<eg>
yue:咁晏先嚟,梗係賣晒啦! (gam3 aan3 sin1 lai4, gang2 hai6 maai6 saai3 laa1!)
eng:You come here late. Of course everything is sold out!
<eg>
yue:我一早就話咗要去美國啦。 (ngo5 jat1 zou2 zau6 waa6 zo2 jiu3 heoi3 mei5 gwok3 laa1.)
eng:I have already told you of my trip to the States.
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<explanation>
yue:反諷嘅時候,用嚟以扮讚許、恭喜對方嘅方式去表達不滿
eng:a way of praising people sarcastically
<eg>
yue:你開心啦? (nei5 hoi1 sam1 laa1?)
eng:You must be very happy now, huh?
<eg>
yue:發咗達,唔識人啦? (faat3 zo2 daat6, m4 sik1 jan4 laa1?)
eng:Now that you're rich. You don't know any of us, do you?