Consonants in Cantonese phrasebook
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Pronunciation
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| b
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b in "ball"
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| p
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p as in "pat"
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| m
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m as in "mom"
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| f
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f as in "foot"
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| d
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d in "dog"
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| t
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t as in "top"
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| n
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n as in "not"
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| l
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l as in "lap". This is more like a rolling "r" sound, as in "ladder" or "butter", but it's a slide between d, t, l, and/or r.
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| g
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g in "good"
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| k
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k as in "kite"
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| ng
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ng as in "singer"
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| h
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h as in "hot"
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| j
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blend of the z in "Mozart" and the j in "judge"
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| ch
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blend of the ts in "cats" and the ch in "church"
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| s
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s as in "sleep"
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| gw
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gw as in "hogwash"
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| kw
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qu as in "quark"
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| y
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y as in "yard"
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| w
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w as in "want"; otherwise, like English "v" in "victory"
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