How to pronounce 點解要 in Cantonese (10 out of 101):

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點解要住呢度咁遠呢因為就為咗喺呢個嘅浸浴

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

點解要 gam2 gaai2 jiu3
why do
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
咁遠 gam3 jyun5
so far away
呢 ni1
this
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
喺 hai2
in
呢個 ni1 go3
this
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
浸浴 zam3 jyu6
bathe

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