How to pronounce 既然 in Cantonese (74 out of 373):

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咁而家佢呢啲新機呢 既然佢話防水嘅時候呢
So what about these new machines, since he was talking about waterproofing?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
新 san1
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname
機 gei1
machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic M: 台tái [台]
witty
handphone
呢 ni1
this
既然 gei6 jin4
since
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
防水 fong4 seoi2
waterproof
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time

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