How to pronounce 哎 in Cantonese (53 out of 56):

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哎~開了啦

Hey~ it's open.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哎 ngaai6

hey!

(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

開 hoi1

to open

to start

to turn on

to boil

to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)

to operate (a vehicle)

carat (gold)

abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]

abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format

to set up

to run

to leave

to hold (meeting

exhibition)

away

apart

aside

verb particle marking habitual aspect

了 liu4

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

(completed action marker)

to finish

to end

to settle

a final particle indicating change of situation to understand

a verb particle indicating possibility

to put in

to take away

to escape

flee in secret

啦 la5

“now”, with an connotation of doubt

surprise

disapproval

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