How to pronounce 丫 in Cantonese (9 out of 87):

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哇,你條友丫
Oh, your friendship.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哇 waa1
replaces 啊a [啊] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
the sound of crying or vomiting
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
友 jau5
friend
companion
fraternity
member of an association
club
school etc
to befriend
kind
allied
丫 ngaa1
1. fork 2. branch 3. bifurcation 4. girl 5. (reduplication丫丫) baby 6. (onomat.) sound of raven 7. (onomat.) sound of baby crying

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