How to pronounce 吖 in Cantonese (321 out of 405):

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吖你硬係要諗咁多個喎
. Why do you insist on thinking so much? Be

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

吖 aa1
phonetic a, similar to 呵
-azine, see 吖嗪āqín [吖嗪]
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
硬係 ngaang2 hai6
(adverb) always; stubbornly; obstinately; invariably; such is (the case); deliberately; to describe a situation where there is no alternative but to follow a set defined way to do something
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
諗 sam2
to know
to reprimand
to urge
to long for
to tell
to inform
咁多 gam3 do1
so much
個喎 go3 waa1
a phrase indicating an exclamation, or a question

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