嘅話

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嘅話

1. (Cantonese) Particle put at the end of a conditional clause.

   你今日出去嘅話，記得鎖門喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   你今日出去嘅话，记得锁门㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ ceot¹ heoi³ ge³ waa^6-2, gei³ dak¹ so² mun⁴ wo³. [Jyutping]

   If you go out today, remember to lock the door.

   • 1990, 蔣志光 [Ram Chiang] (lyrics and music), “相逢何必曾相識”‎^[1]performed by 蔣志光 [Ram Chiang] and 韋綺珊 [Rita Carpio]:

     也許一天可以嘅話　准許我多愛一次 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     也许一天可以嘅话　准许我多爱一次 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     jaa⁵ heoi² jat¹ tin¹ ho² ji⁵ ge³ waa⁶, zeon² heoi² ngo⁵ do¹ oi³ jat¹ ci³ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)