How to pronounce 甚麼事 in Cantonese (6 out of 20):

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因為你剛才說本地人也未必很留意發生甚麼事
Because you just said that the locals don't have to pay much attention to what's going on.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
剛才 gong1 coi2
just now
syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
本地人 bun2 dei6 jan4
(noun) Locals or local people
jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
未必 mei6 bit1
not necessarily
han2
very
留意 lau4 ji3
(verb) 1. To mind; 2. Be caution
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
甚麼事 sam6 mo1 si6
what's the matter
cing4
feeling
emotion
passion
situation
reason
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