How to pronounce 要不 in Cantonese (48 out of 173):

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要不要聽一下我的形容? 好吧你形容一次
Do you want to listen to my description? Well you describe once it

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要不 jieu3 bat1
otherwise
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
聽 teng1
to let
to allow
to submit
to administer
一下 yat1 haa5
once
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
形容 ying4 yung4
describe
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
一次 jat1 ci3
once

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