How to pronounce 一直 in Cantonese (27 out of 1345):

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一直係咁講講咗5分鐘
It's been that way for five minutes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一直 yat1 zik6
always
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
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
講講 gong2 gong2
to talk [written and colloquial]
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
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute

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