How to pronounce 一九 in Cantonese (13 out of 30):

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可能我們是在一九一幾年。可能還要等多好多年才能見到以後發生的事

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
是 si6
is
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
一九 jat1 gau2
nineteen
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
年 nin4
year
還 waan4
still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else
besides
to return (to a place)
to give back
to repay
to return something
again
to revert to the original state
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
等 ting2
sort
kind
type
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
見到 gin3 dou2
see
以後 ji5 hau6
from now on
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve

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