How to pronounce 什 in Cantonese (11 out of 607):

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經濟已經差了 正在衰退它什麽都不做的話

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

經濟 ging1 zai3
economics
已經 ji5 ging1
already
差 co1
alternative form for the word蹉,error
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
正在 zing3 zoi6
in the process of
衰退 seoi1 teoi3
decline
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
麽 mo5
suffix, used to form interrogative 什么shénme [什么], what?, indefinite 这么zhème [这么] thus, etc
exclamatory final particle
interrogative final particle
what for
why
do what
sort of
type of
insignificant
tiny
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
不做 bat1 zou6
Not to do
的話 dik1 waa6
if

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