How to pronounce 嫲嫲 in Cantonese (2 out of 9):

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因為一講起我嫲嫲就會咁
Because that's what my grandmother did.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
講起 gong2 hei2
talk about
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
嫲嫲 maa4 maa4
paternal grandmother
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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