How to pronounce 慳錢 in Cantonese (6 out of 7):

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為咗慳錢, 我哋已經係兩個禮拜先出去玩喎

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
慳錢 haan1 cin4
save money
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
已經 ji5 ging1
already
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
禮拜 lai5 baai3
(noun) Sunday
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
出去 ceot1 heoi3
get out; exit
玩 waan2
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
喎 wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others

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