How to pronounce 哇 in Cantonese (17 out of 617):

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「哇！现在有两只小猪！」
"Oh, there are two piglets now!"

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哇 waa1
replaces 啊a [啊] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
the sound of crying or vomiting
现 jin6
appear
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
有 jau6
also
again
两 loeng5
two
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
猪 zyu1
pig

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