How to pronounce 小姑 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

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掛了電話我小姑子就打電話來了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

掛 gwaa3
(verb) to miss (someone); (adverb) maybe
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
電話 din6 waa2
(noun) telephone (including cell phone)
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
小姑 siu2 gu1
younger aunt
子 zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young
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
打電話 daa2 din6 waa2
make a phone call
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests

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