How to pronounce 只係 in Cantonese (101 out of 786):

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只係等咗十幾分鐘左右
We waited for about ten minutes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

只係 zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
ting2
sort
kind
type
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
十幾 sap6 gei2
about ten
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute
左右 zo2 jau6
(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate
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