How to pronounce 要 in Cantonese (11 out of 17870):

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唔得我要快過你

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
快 faai3
fast
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person

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