How to pronounce 選 in Cantonese (96 out of 914):

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但是為何我這次還是選了這間來試吃
But why did I choose this one to try again?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
這次 ze5 ci3
this time
還是 waan4 si6
or
選 syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
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
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
試 si5
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer

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