How to pronounce 布魯塞爾 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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為甚麼你住在布魯塞爾但你學荷蘭文？
Why do you live in Brussels and study Dutch?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
甚麼 sam6 mo1
what
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
布魯塞爾 bou3 lou5 sat1 ji5
Brussels
但 daan6
but
學 hok6
to learn
to study
to imitate
science
–ology
a branch of study
school
college
course of education
learning
knowledge
to learn and become
similar to
荷蘭文 ho4 laan1 man2
Dutch
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