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What is the difference between 呀 and 吖 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 呀 and 吖 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
like 唔該俾個XX我呀 vs 唔該俾個XX我吖
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- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
俾杯水我呀!(Order)
俾杯水我吖?(Rhetorical question)
食左飯未呀?(Say to anyone)
食左飯未吖?( Say to friend or family)
Cantonese particles have many pattern, I can’t clearly write all here.
Most different of these two words:
呀 is a neutral word, can say to everyone. 吖 is more soften word, always say to acquaintance.
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