How to pronounce 了當 in Cantonese (6 out of 17):

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你住了當地，其實當地人對他有沒有特別的感覺呢？
You live in the area, and do the locals really have any special feelings for him?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
了當 liu5 dong3
finished; accomplished; proper
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
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
當地人 dong1 dei6 jan4
locals; folks (residents)
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
有沒有 jau5 mut6 jau5
(verb) do you have
特別 dak6 bit6
special
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
感覺 gam2 gok3
feeling
呢 ni1
this

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