How to pronounce 麼 in Cantonese (34 out of 74):

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不知道為麼，每次我去旅行、大節日之前
don't know why, but every time I go on a trip or before a big holiday, I

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6
not knowing
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
麼 mo5
suffix, used to form interrogative 什么shénme [什么], what?, indefinite 这么zhème [这么] thus, etc
exclamatory final particle
interrogative final particle
what for
why
do what
sort of
type of
insignificant
tiny
每次 mui5 ci3
every time
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
旅行 leoi5 hang4
travel
日 mik6
sun
day
date, day of the month
daytime
daily
Japan
之前 zi1 cin4
before

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