How to pronounce 嗯 in Cantonese (8 out of 411):

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嗯，我啊媽教我係咁樣食㗎

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嗯 ng6
(a groaning sound)
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
媽 maa5
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
教 gaau3
religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell
to instruct
to teach
to educate
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
食 zi6
to feed
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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