How to pronounce 三十 in Cantonese (9 out of 87):

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其實一盤不過是三十元而已
It's actually only $30 a barrel.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
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
pun2
plate
dish
tray
current price
market quotation
plate-shaped object
不過 bat1 gwo3
however
si6
is
三十 sam1 sap6
thirty
jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
而已 ji4 ji5
That's it!
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