How to pronounce 打工仔 in Cantonese (2 out of 10):

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可能是因为打工仔现在才下班的原因吧
Maybe it's because the kids are just leaving the job.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
是 si6
is
因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
打工仔 daa2 gung1 jai2
laborer
现 jin6
appear
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
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
下班 haa6 baan1
finish work
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
原因 jyun4 jan1
reason
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
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