How to pronounce 遲到 in Cantonese (7 out of 14):

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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
man5
(literary) to wipe away (tears)
to press with one's fingers
to soak
siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
幾百 gei2 baak3
hundreds
man4
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
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