How to pronounce 借 in Cantonese (20 out of 99):

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就去咗附近揾地方借衫著
I went to a nearby place to borrow clothes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
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
附近 fu6 gan6
nearby
揾 wan2
find
地方 dei6 fong1
place
借 ze3
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
to make use of
衫 saam1
garment
jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
shirt
gown
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
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