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㗎喇

gaa3 laa3

This Cantonese final particle phrase may be somewhat generalized to correspond to the idioms "as a matter of fact" or "as a matter of course" in English.

It is often used for giving a reminder. Together with 就, they form the structure "就...㗎喇" which means “or else”.
On rarer occasions, it works as a simple reminder without 就.

Please see: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] for more information about this Cantonese final phrase.

Also please note that 㗎 cannot be easily displayed on some computers, so it is commonly written as 架 instead.

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

㗎喇

㗎 gaa2 gaa3 gaa4 - final particle for making a strong assertion
喇 laa3 laa1 la4 la2 la3 {la1} | la1 {la4 la - [1] [n] horn; bugle; trumpet [2] [n] lama [3]

Showing all 5 examples containing 㗎喇

快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。粵 edit
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.

唔快啲就趕唔切㗎喇! 粵 edit
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 means "or else"]

你唔聽話, 就唔帶你去㗎喇! 粵 edit
You better behave yourself else I won't take you there!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 carries a more threatening tone, but still serves as a reminder.]

好夜㗎喇!! 粵 edit
It's very late now!
[Here, 㗎喇 works as a simple reminder without 就 preceding it]

呢個紙板箱，放喺地下就得㗎喇。粵 edit
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]

This word was added by sheik on 25th Feb 2007

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