How to pronounce 休息 in Cantonese (134 out of 343):

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咁我都要休息啦，今日講咗好多嘢，同我D朋友傾計傾咗好耐

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
休息 jau1 sik1
take a break
to bed or sleep
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
同 tung4
and
朋友 pang4 jau5
friend
傾計 king1 gai3
to chat or talk
傾 king1
to overturn
to collapse
to lean
to tend
to incline
to pour out tendency
inclination
to do all one can
to use every exertion
to chat
to talk
to negotiate
好耐 hou2 noi6
a very long time

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