How to pronounce 老豆 in Cantonese (79 out of 115):

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哇喂喂 老豆 你有冇咩係唔食㗎？
Oh, wait. Dad, is there any food you don’t eat?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

哇 waa1
replaces 啊a [啊] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
the sound of crying or vomiting
喂 wai6
hey, an interjection to call for attention
to express one's dissatisfaction
to try and make a suggestion
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
老豆 lou5 dau6
(slang) father; dad; daddy
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
有冇 jau5 mou5
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
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
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
食 zi6
to feed
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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