How to pronounce 蠟燭 in Cantonese (8 out of 38):

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我擺少支蠟燭又點解又唔得嘅 ?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
擺 baai2
to arrange
to exhibit
to move to and fro
a pendulum
to put
to place
to display
to swing
to sway
to put on (an expression)
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
支 zi1
to support
to sustain
to erect
to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
to separate
to send away
to disperse
twelve earthly branches
蠟燭 laap6 zuk1
candle
又點 yau6 dim2
how yeung
解 haai5
to understand
acrobatic skills on horseback
part of a place name
a surname
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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