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The particle 嘛 (ma) is a sentence-final particle identical in pronunciation to the simple [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Yes_-_no_questions_with_ma &quot;yes/no question&quot; particle 吗 (ma)] you learned back in the day but with a rather different function. It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view).

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* 你 妹妹 很 漂亮 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ mèimei hěn piàoliang ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">Your sister is pretty.</span>
* 他 家 挺 有钱 的 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Tā jiā tǐng yǒuqián de ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">His family is pretty rich.</span>
* 不 想 去 就 不要 去 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Bù xiǎng qù jiù bùyào qù ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">If you don't wanna go, don't go.</span>
* 你 别 太 谦虚 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bié tài qiānxū ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">Don't be too modest.</span>
* 大家 有 话 就 说 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā yǒu huà jiù shuō ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">Guys, you should say whatever you want to say.</span>
* 你 跟 他 很 熟 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēn tā hěn shóu ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">You two know each other well.</span>
* 开 慢点 ，安全 第一 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Kāi màn diǎn, ānquán dìyī ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">Drive slowly. Safety first.</span>
* 不用 塑料袋 更 环保 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Bùyòng sùliàodài gèng huánbǎo ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">It's more environmentally friendly not to use plastic bags.</span>
* 这个 老外 很 了解 中国 文化 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège lǎowài hěn liǎojiě Zhōngguó wénhuà ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">This foreigner know a lot about Chinese culture.</span>
* 别 担心 ，一边 工作 一边 学 ''嘛'' 。<span class="pinyin">Bié dānxīn, yībiān gōngzuò yībiān xué ''ma''.</span><span class="trans">Don't worry. You can learn while you work.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Marking_a_topic_with_%22ma%22 Marking a topic with &quot;ma&quot;]

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