How to pronounce 一千二百 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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因為佢係一千二百個選委入面
Because he's one of the 1,200 electors.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
係 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
一千二百 jat1 cin1 ji6 baak3
one thousand two hundred
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
選 syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
委 wai2
to entrust
to cast aside
to shift (blame etc)
to accumulate
roundabout
winding
dejected
listless
committee member
council
end
actually
certainly
indirect
to abandon
indeed
end
lower reaches of a river
to shift the blame on to
入面 jap6 min6
inside
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