加 (gaa1) — plus; [v] add (to) in Cantonese
gaaˉ¹加Mandarin Pinyin: jia1
Meaning of 加
nounplus; [v] add (to)
nounincrease; augment
nounappend
Example Sentences with 加
要唔要加$5換朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
要唔要加$5換購朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)
九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.
塊紙板唔受力﹐唔好加咁重。
The cardboard doesn't carry much weight. Don't add too much.
Words Containing 加
有冇加一呀jau5 mou5 gaa1 jat1 aa3
is 10% service charge included?
參加國caam1 gaa1 gwok3
acceding state
加飯酒gaa1 faan6 zau2
Jiafan wine
加重gaa1 cung5/zung6
/gaa1 cung5/ to make heavier
雪上加霜syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1
one disaster after another
加租gaa1 zou1
raise / increase the rent; a rent raise / increase
美加mei5 gaa1
United States of America and Canada (used in writing to refer to the entire region) -- abbreviation of 美國加拿大
百上加斤baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1
add oil to the fire
伏特加fuk6 dak6 gaa1
vodka
高加因gou1 gaa1 jan1
cocaine (also 可卡因)
加密gaa1 mat6
to encrypt; encryption
加侖子gaa1 leon4 zi2
currant [transliteration] [This is the common word in Cantonese. 醋栗 is the scientific name]
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