How to pronounce 抱 in Cantonese (124 out of 161):

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入到舖頭, 我初初都冇抱住咩期望㗎.
When I entered the shop, I didn't hold on to expectations at the beginning.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

入到 jap6 dou3
enter, get inside
舖頭 pou3 tau2
(noun) a shop; a store
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
初初 co1 co1
in the very beginning
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
抱 pou5
to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
to embrace
to surround
to cherish
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
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
期望 kei4 mong6
Expectation
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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