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啦 (laa1) — now; right now; up to now in Cantonese

laaˉ¹啦
Mandarin Pinyin: la5

Meaning of 啦

nounnow; right now; up to now
nounlaa3/la5 - basic connotation of "now"; Canto 啦 sometimes written as 喇.
nounlaa1/la5 - 'livelier' version of laa3.
nounlaa4/la5 - "now" + doubt/surprise/disapproval

Example Sentences with 啦

王先生後日就返啦。
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.
ngoˏ₅我haaˍ₆下go˗₃個singˉ¹星keiˎ₄期zauˍ₆就faanˉ¹返hoengˉ¹香gongˊ²港laa˗₃啦。
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.
你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.
你唔好咁惡屎能登啦！
Don't be so mean!
快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.
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Words Containing 啦

蚊都瞓啦man1 dou1 fan3 laa1
it would be too late
都好啦dou1 hou2 laa1
"it will be fine"
無啦啦mou4 laa1 laa1
suddenly; without reason | Similar to 無端端 | Mand.: 無緣無故地 | This term appears to be relatively new as it is not listed in many established Cantonese dictionaries | Also written as 無喇喇 or 無嗱嗱 and pronounced /mou4 naa1 naa1/
卡啦kaa1 laa4
colour, color
走啦zau2 laa1
"go away!", "scram!"
啦啦聲laa4 laa2 seng1
quickly; hurry
睇吓先啦tai2 haa5 sin1 laa1
take a look
死啦sei2 laa1
my god! , oh-uh! , damn! (regretting the situation caused) (lit. dead)
啦啦隊長laa1 laa1 deoi2 zoeng2
cheerleader
叭啦狗baa1 laa1 gau2
a bulldog
啲唎咑啦di1 li1 daa1 laa1
speaking quickly but not having much to say
㗎啦gaa3 laa3/1/4
gaa1 laa4 - showing a slight surprise

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