How to pronounce 剪草 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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其實吸塵剪草時就知住大屋有多麼爽啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
吸塵 kap1 can4
Vacuum cleaning; breathing in polluted
dusty air
剪草 zin2 cou2
lawn pruning or mowing
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
就知 zau6 zi1
Just know
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
屋 uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building
有多 jau5 do1
surplus
麼 mo5
suffix, used to form interrogative 什么shénme [什么], what?, indefinite 这么zhème [这么] thus, etc
exclamatory final particle
interrogative final particle
what for
why
do what
sort of
type of
insignificant
tiny
爽 song2
bright
clear
crisp
open
frank
straightforward
to feel well
fine
pleasurable
invigorating
to deviate
refreshing
quick
brisk
agile
enthusiastic
to feel terrific
feeling high
happy
cheerful
terrific
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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