How to pronounce 阿 in Cantonese (32 out of 2114):

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其實阿 Nick 有喺背後畀錢呢一位病人

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
有 jau6
also
again
喺 hai2
in
背後 bui3 hau6
behind
畀 bei3
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
錢 zin2
an ancient type of farming tool
呢 ni1
this
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
病人 beng6 jan4
patient

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