How to pronounce 抓 in Cantonese (51 out of 109):

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我哋未有见返面啦抓得几快噶话咧
we haven't met yet. How fast did we catch it?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
未有 mei6 jau5
have not
见 gin3
see
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
抓 zaau2
to grab
to catch
to arrest
to snatch
to scratch
to take charge of
to control
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
几 gei2
how many; several
快 faai3
fast
噶 got3
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le [了] (esp. in Yunnan)
话 wa2
say
咧 le5
modal particle expressing exclamation or to invite agreement

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