How to pronounce 爷 in Cantonese (18 out of 27):

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通常都系阿爷阿嫲过嚟臭噶

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

通常 tung1 soeng4
normally
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
系 hai6
department
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
爷 je4
grandfather
sir
阿嫲 aa3 maa4
grandmother; father's mother (spoken)
过 go3
pass
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
臭 cau3
stench
smelly
to smell (bad)
repulsive
loathsome
terrible
bad
severely
ruthlessly
dud (ammunition)
odour
to sniff
disgusting
stink
notoriety
smell
stinking
odoriferous
unwelcome
bad (temper)
噶 got3
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le [了] (esp. in Yunnan)

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