How to pronounce 姐 in Cantonese (235 out of 979):

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今日講住咁多先啦，我都係出黎買個飯姐
I went out to buy her dinner.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
咁多 gam3 do1
so much
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
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
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
黎 lai4
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
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
飯 faan6
food
cuisine
cooked rice
meal M: 碗wǎn [碗]
顿dùn [顿]
means of living
cigarettes
姐 ze1
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper

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