How to pronounce 哎 in Cantonese (25 out of 56):

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哎佢年年都咁講架啦
Oops he says so every year

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哎 ngaai6
hey!
(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
年年 nin4 nin4
every year
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
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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