How to pronounce 飲嘢 in Cantonese (19 out of 20):

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你食咗哦咩呀 你飲嘢咋嘛
you eat? What did you drink?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
食 zi6
to feed
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
哦 o4
an interjection to indicate acknowledgement or understanding
咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
飲嘢 jam2 je5
drink something (spoken)
咋嘛 zaa3 maa3
obviously

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