How to pronounce 甚麼事 in Cantonese (8 out of 70):

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因為你剛才說本地人也未必很留意發生甚麼事情
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
你 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
說 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
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
未必 mei6 bit1
not necessarily
很 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
情 cing4
feeling
emotion
passion
situation
reason

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