How to pronounce 點解 in Cantonese (271 out of 825):

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你之前坐過一次係點解我唔記得咗
I can't remember why you've sat down before.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
之前 zi1 cin4
before
zo6
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座zuò [座]
a seat
for a building to have its back towards
to put something on a fire
to be sentenced
gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
一次 jat1 ci3
once
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
唔記得 m4 gei3 dak1
forget (spoken)
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
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