How to pronounce 不久前 in Cantonese (4 out of 10):

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不久前我亦訪問過一位都是在內地出生的香港媒體人張潔平女士

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不久前 bat1 gau2 cin4
not long ago
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
亦 jik6
also
likewise
訪問 fong2 man6
interview
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)
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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
在內 zoi6 noi6
within
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
出生 ceot1 saang1
(noun) birth-
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
媒體 mui4 tai2
media
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
張 zoeng3
an alternative form for the word帳, tent
an alternative form for the word脹, swell
潔 git3
clean
purify
pure
平 ping4
flat
level
equal
to tie (make the same score)
to draw (score)
calm
peaceful
see also 平声píngshēng [平声], the even tone
peace
short for Peiping
a scale
a surname
to pacify
to restore to normal
to weigh and pay
common
fair
to conquer
to regulate
a draw
(one) hundred
女士 neoi5 si6
lady

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