How to pronounce 街坊 in Cantonese (8 out of 37):

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見到一個舊街坊但係呢就費事去打招呼
I found an old block, but I'm busy saying hello.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

見到 gin3 dou2
see
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
舊 gau6
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
hundred bucks
a lump, a quantifier
街坊 gaai1 fong1
neighbours
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
呢 ni1
this
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
費事 fai3 si6
(adverb) 1. Lest; (verb) to avoid doing something
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
打招呼 daa2 ziu1 fu1
greet
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