How to pronounce 三年 in Cantonese (194 out of 198):

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我們三年前便吃過這一間，可以再吃過
We ate here three years ago, and we can eat here again.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
三年 saam1 nin4
three years
前便 cin4 bin6
(preposition
noun
adverb) front; in front of
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
一 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
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
再 zoi3
again

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