How to pronounce 吳 in Cantonese (9 out of 124):

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原來係吳州飲早茶真係去到晏晝都係咁多人㗎喎
So many people actually go to the statehouse for breakfast tea and lunch.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
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
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
飲早茶 jam2 zou2 caa4
to have morning tea and breakfast
dim sum in the morning
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
去到 heoi3 dou3
reach
晏晝 aan3 zau3
(noun) afternoon; noon; (adverb) in the afternoon; at noon
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
咁多人 gam3 do1 jan4
so many people
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
喎 wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others

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