How to pronounce 頭先 in Cantonese (158 out of 678):

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你頭先講嗰啲嘢係咪真㗎
You tell me if that's true.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
頭先 tau4 sin1
(conjunction) before; (adverb) a moment before; a moment ago; just now
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
嗰啲 go2 di1
(pronoun) those
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
係咪 hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"
真 zan1
really
truly
indeed
real
true
genuine
actual
a surname
true, original, unspoiled character of man
exact copy of something
natural instincts
inherent quality
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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