How to pronounce 先生 in Cantonese (214 out of 261):

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然後他們問你：先生，你要水還是有氣的水
Then they ask you: Sir, do you want water or carbonated water? Then they pour you two glasses of small carbonated water and

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

然後 jin4 hau6
then
他們 taa1 mun4
they
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
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
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
還是 waan4 si6
or
有 jau6
also
again
氣 hei3
gas
air
smell
weather
to make angry
to annoy
to get angry
vital energy
qi
breath
spirit
moral force
tone
atmosphere
manner
type
steam
vapor
spirit
situation
electricity
的水 dik1 seoi2
water's

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