How to pronounce 嫲嫲 in Cantonese (16 out of 30):

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「嫲嫲你要唔要一杯呀？」

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嫲嫲 maa4 maa4
paternal grandmother
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
杯 bui1
cup
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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