How to pronounce 是 in Cantonese (1 out of 41478):

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你可能已經知道這面英國「米字旗」其實是由幾個國家的國旗組合而成

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
已經 ji5 ging1
already
知道 zi1 dou3
know
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
米字旗 mai5 zi6 kei4
the union jack flag [colloquial]
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
是 si6
is
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
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
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country
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
國旗 gwok3 kei4
(noun) National flag
組合而成 zou2 hap6 ji4 sing4
composed of

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