How to pronounce 八九十 in Cantonese (3 out of 11):

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这边都是八九十年代的房子 当时都是没有电梯的
These are all 1980s houses, and there were no elevators.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
边 bin1
side
都 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
是 si6
is
八九十 baat3 gau2 sap6
eighty-ninety
年代 nin4 doi6
era
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
房子 fong2 zi2
house
当 dong1
when
时 si4
time
没 mou5
not
有 jau6
also
again
电 din6
electricity
梯 tai2
private savings
intimate
confidential
privately

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