How to pronounce 哎 in Cantonese (13 out of 56):

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哎唔係咁睇呀
No, that's not the way it looks.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哎 ngaai6
hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
睇 dai6
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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