How to pronounce 點解要 in Cantonese (47 out of 101):

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佢話點解要搵呢個女仔 因為呢個女仔靚
He asked why he was looking for this girl, because she was beautiful.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
點解要 gam2 gaai2 jiu3
why do
搵 man5
(literary) to wipe away (tears)
to press with one's fingers
to soak
呢個 ni1 go3
this
女仔 neoi5 zai2
(noun) a young lady; a girl
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
靚 zing6
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet

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