How to pronounce 做嘢 in Cantonese (39 out of 116):

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天命 : 喺度做嘢開唔開心呀 ?
G: Isn't it fun to work here?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

天命 tin1 ming6
mandate of heaven
喺度 hai2 dou6
(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
around
做嘢 zou6 je5
(verb) to do something; to work on; to work
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
開心 hoi1 sam1
happy
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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