How to pronounce 以前 in Cantonese (27 out of 706):

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以前很想買，但是現在買不到的東西
I used to want to buy something, but I can't.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以前 yi5 cin4
before
很 han2
very
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
但是 daan6 si6
but
現在 jin6 zoi6
now
不到 bat1 dou3
less than
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
東西 dung1 sai1
east and west
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