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Meaning of ma | Babel Free

Interjection

Definitions

  1. bah, whatever
  2. Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise
  3. Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation
  4. Used to emphasize sarcasm

Equivalents

العربية أم كف كفت ما منظر
Български кола равнина
Català dl. els collons i un colló plec
Cymraeg cor llun
Eesti e
فارسی مامان
Magyar bezzeg csá lám
Íslenska pant
ខ្មែរ មន
Latina vultum
Македонски мама
Bahasa Melayu hoi oi
Română așa bai iaca iată mai observi vezi
Kiswahili Jtt
தமிழ் மா
Tagalog Lun.
中文

Examples

“Ma kako?!”

How?!

“Ma gdje?”

Where in the world...?

“Ma da?”

Really?

“Ma to je on!”

That's definitely him!

“Ma ne.”

No way.

“Ma daj.”

Oh come on.

“Ma kakvi.”

Impossible.

“Ma da!/Ma svakako!/Ma naravno!”

Yeah, sure.

“Ma nemoj.”

Oh you don't say?

“Ma nikad niste vi krivi.”

Of course it can never be your fault.

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