How to pronounce 为 in Cantonese (23 out of 813):

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因为今天天气有点冷 所以我先吃这个吧
It's a little cold today, so I'm going to eat this.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
今天 gam1 tin1
today
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
气 hei3
gas
有 jau6
also
again
点 dim2
o'clock
冷 laang5
cold
deserted
desolate
unusual
unexpected
unfamiliar
disinterested
neglected
sarcastic
displeased
sneaky
所以 so2 ji5
hence
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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