How to pronounce 吳 in Cantonese (11 out of 124):

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吳州人應該係變返講普通話㗎啦
They should be back in Mandarin.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

吳 ng4
Ng (Cantonese surname)
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
應該 jing1 goi1
should
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
變 bin3
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
普通話 pou2 tung1 waa2
Mandarin
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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