How to pronounce 普通話 in Cantonese (116 out of 290):

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要講普通話的話 其實我們這裡都需要些會講普通話的人
And speaking Mandarin, we need people who speak Mandarin.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
普通話 pou2 tung1 waa2
Mandarin
的話 dik1 waa6
if
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
這裡 ze2 lei5
here
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
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
些 se1
some
few
several
measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
a little
somewhat
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
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
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else

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