How to pronounce 阿媽 in Cantonese (90 out of 164):

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阿媽走咗 咁我哋又好少返嚟
Mom has passed away, and we seldom came back

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

阿媽 aa3 maa1
mum
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
返嚟 faan2 lai2
come back here (spoken)

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