How to pronounce 離家 in Cantonese (4 out of 7):

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怎么會選這間茶樓呢？因為離家近又便宜嘛
Why did we choose this teahouse? Because it's close to home and cheap.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

怎 fim2
how
why
what
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
選 syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
茶樓 caa4 lau4
tea house
呢 ni1
this
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
離家 lei4 gaa1
leave home
近 kan5
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
便宜 pin4 ji4
cheap; inexpensive
petty gain
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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