How to pronounce 欸 in Cantonese (28 out of 38):

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佢就話 欸 我唔知你喺邊度睇返嚟啦 欸 唔知
He said, "Well, I don't know where you're looking.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
就話 zau6 waa6
say; can be reasoned
欸 ngoi1
sigh
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
喺 hai2
in
邊度 bin1 dou6
(pronoun) where
睇返 tai2 faan1
look back
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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