How to pronounce 大姐 in Cantonese (5 out of 8):

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大姐！你的蛋糕多到可以吃足三個星期

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大姐 daai6 ze2
older sister
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
蛋糕 daan6 gou1
cake
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
足 zuk1
foot
to be sufficient
ample
to attain
to satisfy
enough
fully
as much as
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
星期 sing1 kei4
week

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