How to pronounce 兩三 in Cantonese (5 out of 42):

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那時候的安檢大約只要兩三分鐘就可以了
It took about two or three minutes to get there.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

那時候 naa5 si4 hau6
at that time
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
安檢 ngon1 gim2
security check
大約 daai6 joek3
(adverb) About
只要 zi2 yiu3
as long as
兩三 loeng5 saam1
two or three
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute
就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5
then can
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
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