How to pronounce 工作日 in Cantonese (9 out of 18):

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由于今天是工作日，又未到饭点，所以看来游人不多

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
于 jyu4
to go
to take
sentence-final interrogative particle
variant of 于yú [于]
in
on
at
a surname
今天 gam1 tin1
today
是 si6
is
工作日 gung1 zok3 yat6
working day
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
未到 mei6 dou3
not yet
饭 faan6
meal
点 dim2
o'clock
所以 so2 ji5
hence
看 hon3
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
来 loi4
come
游 jau6
to swim
variant of 游yóu [游]
to float
to drift
to wander
to roam
reach
section (of a river)
a surname
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably

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