How to pronounce 欸 in Cantonese (24 out of 38):

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咁我呢 就係 欸 因為我知道佢鍾意食啲乜嘢啦
And I was a little bit nervous because I knew what she liked to eat.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
呢 ni1
this
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
欸 ngoi1
sigh
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
知道 zi1 dou3
know
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
鍾意 zung1 ji3
to like
食 zi6
to feed
啲 dit1
only a little bit
乜嘢 mat1 ye5
what
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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