How to pronounce 爷 in Cantonese (5 out of 27):

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我想问一下大家喜欢吃“九爷鸡”还是“太爷鸡”呢？
I want to ask you, do you like to eat chicken or chicken?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
问 man6
ask
一下 yat1 haa5
once
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
喜 hei2
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
pregnancy
happy event
欢 fun1
happy
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
九 gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
爷 je4
grandfather
sir
鸡 gai1
chicken
还 waan4
also
是 si6
is
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
呢 ni1
this

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