How to pronounce 小明 in Cantonese (11 out of 15):

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小明個杯凍奶茶少冰終於黎咗喇

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

小明 siu2 ming4
noun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown name. often appears in school teaching book; equivalent to "John Smith" in English
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
杯 bui1
cup
凍 dung3
(adjective) (of beverage) Iced
奶茶 naai5 caa4
milk tea
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
冰 jing4
the alternative form of凝, freeze
終於 zung1 jyu6
finally
黎 lai4
black
a surname
numerous
many
dark
an aboriginal tribe
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'

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