ge3 waa2嘅話嘅话

Jyutpingge3 waa2

Yalege wá

連詞

Definition

If; a conjunction placed after a subordinate clause to indicate a condition.

colloquialcommunication

How it's used

This particle is frequently used to soften the tone of a conditional statement, making it sound more natural and less rigid than using only 如果 at the start. It often appears at the end of a clause to clearly mark the condition before the main action or result is stated. While it can be used alone, it is very common to see it paired with 如果 at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis.

Examples

nei5你ting1聽jat6日dak1得haan4閒ge3嘅waa2話，jat1一cai4齊heoi3去sik6食faan6飯laa1啦。

If you are free tomorrow, let's go eat together.

jyu4如gwo2果keoi5佢m4唔lai4嚟ge3嘅waa6話，ngo5我dei6哋zi6自gei2己heoi3去hou2好m4唔hou2好？

If he doesn't come, shall we go by ourselves?

Common phrases

dak1得haan4閒ge3嘅waa2話

if free

m4唔soeng2想ge3嘅waa2話

if you don't want to

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly place 嘅話 at the start of a sentence like a direct translation of 'if'. It must follow the entire conditional clause, acting as a boundary marker rather than a sentence-initial conjunction.