How to pronounce 亞歷山大 in Cantonese (7 out of 28):

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咁當時亞歷山大都係FSB特工裏面啲人嚟㗎嘛
So Alexander was also a FSB agent at the time.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
當時 dong1 si4
back then
亞歷山大 aa3 lei6 saan1 daai6
Alexander
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
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
特工 dak6 gung1
special agent
裏面 leoi5 min6
inside
dit1
only a little bit
人嚟 jan4 lai4
summoning one to come and serve
gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
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