How to pronounce 一本 in Cantonese (21 out of 158):

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咁其實你既人生已經係一本寫定咗既故事書
So you're actually writing a book of stories.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
既 gei3
already
人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
已經 ji5 ging1
already
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
一本 yat1 bun2
one book
寫 se2
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
定 ding6
to set
to fix
to determine
to decide
surely
certainly
definitely
stable
calm
咗 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
故事 gu3 si6
story
書 syu1
a book
a letter
a document M: 本běn [本]
册cè [册]
部bù [部]
to write
a certificate
a script
a style of calligraphy
storyteller
book of history
to document

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