How to pronounce 梗 in Cantonese (76 out of 98):

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我而家減梗肥，我係唔應該食薯條㗎
I'm starving. I'm trying to lose weight, so I shouldn't be eating fries. I

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
減 gaam2
reduce
梗 gwaang2
branch
stem
stalk M: 根gēn [根]
to block
to hinder
roughly
approximately
to straighten up
to stiffen up
upright
frank
straightforward
肥 fai6
fat
fertile
loose-fitting or large
to fertilize
to become rich by illegal means
fertilizer
manure
fatty
greasy
fattening
to flunk
fail (a test)
affluence
baggy
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
應該 jing1 goi1
should
食 zi6
to feed
薯條 syu4 tiu4
French fries
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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