How to pronounce 唉 in Cantonese (11 out of 393):

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唉算啦，以後都唔嚟
I'm not coming back.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唉 ngoi1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas
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
以後 ji5 hau6
from now on
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
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis

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