How to pronounce 阿爺 in Cantonese (11 out of 14):

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總之現在是阿爺說要怎樣興建你就怎樣興建嘛

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

總之 zung2 zi1
in summary
現在 jin6 zoi6
now
是 si6
is
阿爺 aa3 je4
grandpa (paternal); the government; the country
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
怎樣 zen2 joeng6
how
興建 hing1 gin3
construct
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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