How to pronounce 阿叔 in Cantonese (4 out of 19):

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我阿叔呢仲喺度住緊㗎
My uncle still lives here.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
阿叔 aa3 suk1
uncle (spoken)
呢 ni1
this
仲 zung6
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
喺度 hai2 dou6
(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
around
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
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
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