How to pronounce 食堂 in Cantonese (18 out of 26):

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因為江葉食堂是即叫即燒, 所以上菜比較慢，
Because Jiangye Restaurant cooks food as it’s ordered, the food is served slowly, so

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
江 gong1
large river M: 条tiáo [条]
道dào [道]
Yangzi river
a surname
葉 sip3
a surname
食堂 sik6 tong4
(noun) Cafeteria or canteen
是 si6
is
即 zik1
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
quickly
immediately
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
燒 siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
所以 so2 ji5
hence
上菜 soeng5 coi3
serve dishes
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
慢 maan6
slow
discourteous

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