How to pronounce 即係 in Cantonese (116 out of 2809):

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你就可以想象成呢啲一粒粒嘅瓜子就係銀，即係錢啦
You can imagine that one of these grains of potatoes is silver, or money.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
想象 soeng2 zoeng6
imagine
成 seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
粒粒 lap1 lap1
(noun) pieces; bits; acnes
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
瓜子 gwaa1 zi2
(noun) Refer to oval face, which is a shape of face "瓜子臉"
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
銀 ngan4
silver
silver-colored
relating to money or currency
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
錢 zin2
an ancient type of farming tool
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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