How to pronounce 買東西 in Cantonese (65 out of 99):

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可能你買東西的時候, 賣剩的橙你不要了
Maybe when you buy something, you don’t want the leftover oranges

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
買東西 maai5 dung1 saai3
shopping
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
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
剩 zing6
to remain
to be left
to have as remainder
residual
surplus
remains
leftovers
橙 dang3
an alternative form of凳, stool
不要 bat1 jiu3
do not
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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