How to pronounce 河馬 in Cantonese (2 out of 25):

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你係咪要等到啲河馬識打電話同你講

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
係咪 hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
等到 dang2 dou3
wait until
啲 dit1
only a little bit
河馬 ho4 maa5
hippopotamus
識 zi3
to remember
sign
an inscription
打電話 daa2 din6 waa2
make a phone call
同 tung4
and
講 gong2
(verb) to tell

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