How to pronounce 咁老 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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點解爸爸同埋愛你咁老仲未返嚟㗎冇肚餓呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
爸爸 baa1 baa1
father
同埋 tung4 maai4
and; together with
愛 oi3
to love
affection
to be fond of
to like
love
to be apt to
to want
to keep
to pick
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
咁老 gam2 lou5
so old
仲未 zung6 mei6
not yet
返嚟 faan2 lai2
come back here (spoken)
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
肚餓 tou5 ngo6
(adjective) hungry;
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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