How to pronounce 么 in Cantonese (263 out of 590):

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但你买了什么时候吃呢？
But when did you buy it?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
买 maai5
buy
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
时 si4
time
候 hau6
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
呢 ni1
this

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