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得喇
  dak1 laa3   jyutping
[1] It's okay now - connoting a sense of changed condition, that sth is completed probably after making first attempt
[2] It'd surely be okay - connoting a sense of impatience, often used by second speaker after listening to an exhortation from first speaker

Compare to synonym 得嘞 for subtle diffeences in meaning.
Idiom

Level: 2
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
得喇

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Characters in this word:

 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
 laa3 laa1  -  trumpet; lama; now

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detail audio 睇電視唔得!
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]
detail 唔理, 求其得喇
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.
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