How to pronounce 讀 in Cantonese (217 out of 756):

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佢讀得好快我聽唔到
He was reading so fast, I couldn't hear him.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
讀 duk6
to read
to study
reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音pīnyīn [拼音]
to attend school
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
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
快 faai3
fast
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
聽 teng1
to let
to allow
to submit
to administer
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent

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