How to pronounce 要是 in Cantonese (2 out of 31):

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因为中午的话是市场是要是要关门
Because at noon, the market is closing.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
中午 zung1 ng5
noontime
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
话 wa2
say
是 si6
is
市 si5
market
city M: 个gè [个]
trade
town
to deal in
to try to gain profits
to show special favor to someone
part of the terminology used in metric system
场 coeng4
field
要是 yiu1 si6
if
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
关 gwaan1
close
门 mun4
door
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