How to pronounce 喂 in Cantonese (225 out of 966):

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喂，你知唔知我哋今日釣咩魚呢
Well, you know what we're going to catch today?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喂 wai6
hey, an interjection to call for attention
to express one's dissatisfaction
to try and make a suggestion
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
呢 ni1
this

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