How to pronounce 鄰居 in Cantonese (6 out of 50):

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咁…你地又住隔離…我地咪即係鄰居囉!
So... you live next door... we're neighbors!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
隔離 gaak3 lei4
(noun) Neighbour
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
咪 mui1
sound of cat
cat's meow
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
鄰居 leong4 geoi1
neighbor
囉 lo4
a final particle to express one's certainty in a decision
firmness
suggestion
argumentative mood
emphasis
noisy

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