How to pronounce 兩個字 in Cantonese (45 out of 53):

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「台灣」呢個名呢兩個字究竟係點嚟嘅呢?
How did the name "Taiwan" come about?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
ni1
this
兩個字 loeng5 go3 zi6
two words
究竟 gau3 ging2
really
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
dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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