吖嘛 (aa1 maa5) — isn't it; okay; right - a final particl… in Cantonese

aaˉ¹吖maaˏ₅嘛

Mandarin Pinyin: ya1 ma5

Meaning of 吖嘛

nounisn't it; okay; right - a final particle often used to explain something (mostly) readily understood or (occasionally) not already known

nounisn't it; okay; right

ngoˏ₅我zeoi˗₃最ganˍ₆近gaai˗₃戒zoˊ²咗jin1,煙，kapˉ¹吸jinˉ¹煙ngaiˎ₄危hoiˍ₆害ginˍ₆健hongˉ¹康aaˉ¹吖maaˏ₅嘛!

I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right !

neiˏ₅你deiˍ₆哋gaap˗₃夾fanˍ₆份zouˊ²組zai˗₃織aaˉ¹吖maa1.嘛。

You guys should team up to organize it.

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