How to pronounce 咩字 in Cantonese (8 out of 11):

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佢呢度…我都唔知咩字我點知咩工呀?
He's here -- I don't know what to say, what to do.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
咩字 me1 zi6
what character
點知 dim2 zi1
"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
工 gung1
work
worker
skill
profession
trade
craft
labor
man-days
skilled
skillful
dextrous
good at
expert at
shift
time used in doing a piece of work
engineering or building project
defense work
fine
KangXi radical 48
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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