How to pronounce 沙士 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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當時沙士唔出得街停課
The Chasists were not allowed to leave the streets.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
沙士 saa1 si6
SARS
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
街 gaai1
street
停課 ting4 fo3
suspend classes
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