How to pronounce 西米 in Cantonese (10 out of 37):

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而家煲水係要去煲啲西米嘅
Now, the water is going to be a little bit of a centimeter.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
煲水 bou1 seoi2
to boil water; fabricated (false)
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
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
煲 bou1
to cook slowly over a low flame
pot
saucepan
to heat
to boil in a saucepan
to stew
to simmer
to smoke cigarettes
to do something for a prolong period of time
to destroy
to crush one's enemy
啲 dit1
only a little bit
西米 sai1 mai5
sago
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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