How to pronounce 沙 in Cantonese (279 out of 905):

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我準備了沙蝦25兩
I'm ready for the 25-2 beach.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
準備 zeon2 bei6
(verb) to get ready
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
沙 saa1
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people

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