How to pronounce 哎 in Cantonese (22 out of 56):

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啊 嗚嗚嚟啦 哎 唔好比佢見到條尾無左添

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
嗚嗚 ng1 ng1
sobbing
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
哎 ngaai6
hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
見到 gin3 dou2
see
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
尾 mei5
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
end
the stern
the rear
the last
hair on a horse's tail
spikelets on a cricket's tail
a reprisal
bad consequences
loose ends
無 mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
左 zo2
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
添 tim1
to add
to increase
to replenish
to append
to give birth to
to have (a baby)
more
again
in addition
even
too
a final particle conveying a sense of regret
to do something again

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