How to pronounce 為咗 in Cantonese (19 out of 310):

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餓底嚟呢度主要都係為咗呢個
And that's why we're starving here.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngo6
to be hungry
hungry
to be greedy for
dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
主要 zyu2 jiu3
mainly
dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
呢個 ni1 go3
this
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