How to pronounce 听 in Cantonese (118 out of 137):

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我实在听唔明佢哋讲咩啦
I really couldn't understand what they were saying.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
实 sat6
reality
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
听 teng1
listen
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
讲 gong2
speak
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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