How to pronounce 沙 in Cantonese (81 out of 905):

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沙蝦我哋今日做用得唔多
We don't use much sand today.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

沙 saa1
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder M: 粒lì [粒]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
a surname
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably

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