係啦 [系－]

Jyutping hai6 laa1
Pinyin xì la

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. yes (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    吖，系啦，可唔可以俾你个地址我呀？
    吖，係啦，可唔可以俾你個地址我呀？
    aa1 ， hai6 laa1 ， ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 nei5 go3 dei6 zi2 ngo5 aa3 ？
    • By the way, what is your address?
  2. Cantonese
    「啲字母冚办烂左右掉转晒嘅！」「梗系唔系啦，呢啲系俄文嚟㗎，俄文啲字母就系咁写㗎喇。」
    「啲字母冚辦爛左右掉轉晒嘅！」「梗係唔係啦，呢啲係俄文嚟㗎，俄文啲字母就係咁寫㗎喇。」
    「 di1 zi6 mou5 ham6 baan6 laan6 zo2 jau6 diu6 zyun3 saai3 ge3 ！ 」 「 gang2 hai6 m4 hai6 laa1 ， nei4 di1 hai6 ngo4 man2 lai4 gaa3 ， ngo4 man2 di1 zi6 mou5 zau6 hai6 gam3 se2 gaa3 laa3 。 」
    • "Those letters are all the wrong way around!" "No, it's supposed to be like that, it's Russian."
  3. Cantonese
    梗系啦。
    梗係啦。
    gang2 hai6 laa1 。
    • Yes, of course.
  4. Cantonese
    系啦，你住喺边度呀？
    係啦，你住喺邊度呀？
    hai6 laa1 ， nei5 zyu6 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3 ？
    • By the way, where do you live?
  5. Cantonese
    「佢系咪病得好犀利？」「希望唔系啦。」
    「佢係咪病得好犀利？」「希望唔係啦。」
    「 keoi5 hai6 mi1 beng6 dak1 hou3 sai1 lei6 ？ 」 「 hei1 mong6 m4 hai6 laa1 。 」
    • "Is he seriously ill?" "I hope not."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你话系就系啦。
    你話係就係啦。
    nei5 waa6 hai6 zau6 hai6 laa1.
    • You think it's like that, then it's like that. (i.e. "Whatever you say.")
  2. Cantonese
    八级钢琴好巴闭咩？周街都系啦。
    八級鋼琴好巴閉咩？周街都係啦。
    baat3 kap1 gong3 kam4 hou2 baa1 bai3 me1? zau1 gaai1 dou1 hai6 laa1.
    • Don't act all cocky just because you passed your grade 8 piano exam. Grade 8 achievers are everywhere these days.
  3. Cantonese
    租贵就遭殃。咪话商场啦，街都系啦，都唔系路嘅。
    租貴就遭殃。咪話商場啦，街都係啦，都唔係路嘅。
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    梗系啦，我有听书㗎！
    梗係啦，我有聽書㗎！
    gang2 hai6 laa1, ngo5 jau5 teng1 syu1 gaa3!
    • Of course - I paid attention in class.
  5. Cantonese
    直程系啦！
    直程係啦！
    zik6 cing4 hai6 laa1!
    • It must be the case!