How to pronounce 姐 in Cantonese (102 out of 979):

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姐係打電話同佢講Sunny唔得啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

姐 ze1
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
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
打電話 daa2 din6 waa2
make a phone call
同 tung4
and
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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