How to pronounce 哎 in Cantonese (12 out of 56):

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哎…算啦算啦…租俾你地? 都得!
Well, let's see... can I rent it to you?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哎 ngaai6
hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
算 syun3
to regard as
to figure
to calculate
to compute
to count
to plan
to guess
to suppose
to reckon
to include
to count in
as
to consider
to matter
let it be
that's enough
finally
at long last
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
租 zou1
to hire
to rent
to charter
to rent out
to lease out
rent
land tax
rental
taxes
俾 pai3
a parapet
to look askance
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
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
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can

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