How to pronounce 為咗 in Cantonese (56 out of 491):

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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

餓 ngo6
to be hungry
hungry
to be greedy for
底 dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
嚟 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
都 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
係 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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