How to pronounce 唉 in Cantonese (72 out of 393):

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唔該晒! 唉唔睇你嘞, 麻煩嘅真係!
I'm not looking at you. It's a mess.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唔該 m4 goi1
(verb) please; thanks (for services rendered rather than gifts); excuse me
晒 sai3
dry
唉 ngoi1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
睇 dai6
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
嘞 lak3
sentence-final particle similar to 了le [了], but carrying a tone of approval
emphasis
assurance
exclamation
麻煩 maa4 faan4
trouble
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very

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