la
Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request…Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
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Meaning
2 senses(Hong Kong, colloquial)Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
Sleep la!
Eat shit la you!
(Hong Kong, colloquial)Used to tone down comments.
ok la
Origin
From Cantonese 啦 (laa¹). Doublet of lah.From Cantonese 啦 (laa¹). Doublet of lah.
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