How to pronounce 上緊 in Cantonese (12 out of 17):

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因為當你一個人嘅時候…嘩唔得而家上緊斜，上完先繼續
Because when you're alone, you don't have to go up the slope right now, and then you go on.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
一個人 jat1 go3 jan4
alone
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
嘩 waa4
crashing sound
to gush forward
rushing sound
noisy
clamorous
clang
wow!
to shout
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
而家 ji4 gaa1
(adverb) right now; now; this moment
上緊 soeng5 gan2
tighten
斜 je4
part of a place name
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
完 jyun4
to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire
to run out
a surname
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
繼續 gai3 zuk6
continue

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