How to pronounce 西式 in Cantonese (6 out of 59):

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那為何外面的裝修會是這麼西式 那麼奇特呢
So why is the exterior of the building so Western, so strange?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
外面 ngoi6 min6
outside
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
裝修 zong1 sau1
decorate
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
是 si6
is
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
西式 sai1 sik1
Western-style
那麼 naa5 mo1
so
奇特 kei4 dak6
peculiar
呢 ni1
this

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