How to pronounce 了吧 in Cantonese (56 out of 97):

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我覺得因為他們可能從警察學校時已經這麼學習回答了 （yes sir已慣了吧? ）
I think it's because they may have learned to answer this way since they were in police academy (are they used to "yes sir"?)

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
他們 taa1 mun4
they
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
從 zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
警察 ging2 caat3
police
學校 hok6 haau6
school
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
已經 ji5 ging1
already
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
學習 hok6 zaap6
study; learnings
回答 wui4 daap6
answer
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
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
慣 gwaan3
accustomed to
used to
indulge
to spoil (a child)
habitually
habit
了吧 liu5 baa2
probably

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