How to pronounce 遲到 in Cantonese (11 out of 57):

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佢哋可能真係因爲遲到搵少幾百蚊㗎喎。
They may have been late for a few hundred dollars.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
因爲 jan1 wai6
because
遲到 ci4 dou3
be late
搵 man5
(literary) to wipe away (tears)
to press with one's fingers
to soak
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
幾百 gei2 baak3
hundreds
蚊 man4
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
喎 wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others

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