How to pronounce 西非 in Cantonese (6 out of 11):

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為甚麼去西非呢?就是因為我之前是在法國念書是全法文的
Why did I go to West Africa? Because I was a French teacher before.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
甚麼 sam6 mo1
what
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
西非 sai1 fai1
West Africa
ni1
this
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
之前 zi1 cin4
before
si6
is
zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
法國 faat3 gwok3
France
念書 nim6 syu1
study
cyun4
all
whole
entire
every
complete
perfect
a surname
法文 faat3 man4
French
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
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