How to pronounce 一點半 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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一點半前去還要再排兩小時才能夠入座的話
If you're going to be in line for another two hours to get in, you're going to have to be in line for an hour and a half.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一點半 yat1 dim2 bun3
one thirty
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
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
再 zoi3
again
排 pik1
a handcart
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
小時 siu2 si4
(noun) childhood
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
夠 gau3
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
入座 jap6 co2
take a seat
的話 dik1 waa6
if

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