How to pronounce 哇 in Cantonese (14 out of 617):

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>>哇！你咁樣講毛澤東啊你？ 你想講咩先
>> Wow! You say that to Mao Zedong?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哇 waa1
replaces 啊a [啊] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
the sound of crying or vomiting
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
毛澤東 mou4 zaak6 dung1
Mao Zedong
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
講咩 gong2 me1
talk about
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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