How to pronounce 保姆 in Cantonese (3 out of 3):

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我當時因為要當保姆，而且學校又沒香港人

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
當時 dong1 si4
back then
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
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
當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
保姆 bou2 mou5
nanny
而且 ji4 ce2
moreover
學校 hok6 haau6
school
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
沒 mei6
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people

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