How to pronounce 讀書 in Cantonese (87 out of 291):

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你讀書的時候是要付錢買的
You pay for your education.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
讀書 duk6 syu1
Study
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
時候 si4 hau6
time
是 si6
is
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
付錢 fu6 cin2
pay
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed

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