How to pronounce 唉 in Cantonese (32 out of 393):

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好唔容易就唉過咗舊年嘅下午

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
容易 jung4 ji6
easy
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
唉 ngoi1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
舊年 gau6 nin4
last year
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
下午 haa6 ng5
afternoon

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