How to pronounce 五世 in Cantonese (3 out of 6):

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呢一位仁兄 就係腓特烈五世啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢 ni1
this
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
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
腓 fei4
calf of leg
to wither
protect
illness
to abuse
cruel torture
fibula
特 dak6
special
unique
distinguished
especially
unusual
very
merely
a bull
a partner
exclusive
exceptional
烈 lit6
fiery
五世 ng5 sai3
five generations
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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