How to pronounce 兩個半 in Cantonese (5 out of 11):

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兩個半鐘嘅車程來到咗紐洲啦
It took us two and a half hours to get to New Zealand.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兩個半 loeng5 go3 bun3
two and a half
zung1
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell M: 架jià [架]
座zuò [座]
hour
the time time of a prostitute paid for by a client
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
車程 ce1 cing4
car journey
來到 loi4 dou3
have come to
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
nau5
to turn
to wrench
button
nu (Greek letter Νν)
handle
knob
zau1
continent
island in a river
islet
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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