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The teacherin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

老師

lou5 si1

the teacher

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

老師 is a teacher or a respectful address to one; 位 is a polite classifier for individual teachers.

Examples

我想見老師

ngo5 soeng2 gin3 lou5 si1

I want to meet the teacher

老師喺課室。

lou5 si1 hai2 fo3 sat1

The teacher is in the classroom.